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This Russian man can command a spaceship better than Tony Hawk can command a skateboard. He was the first man to orbit earth on April 12, 1961.
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After a countdown that lasted 2 hours it must have felt great for Valantina Tereshkova to be the first woman in space on June 16, 1963
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Though they were on the same Apollo mission, I believe that Neil Armstrong is more important than Buzz Aldrin because he was the first man to walk on the moon. Ship launched on July 16, 1969
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Often confused for Buzz Lightyear, Buzz Aldrin is also very important because he did a lot of work on Apollo 11. Shuttle launched on July 16, 1969
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Many people are not familiar with this astronaut he is very important. If it weren't for him Apollo 11 probably wouldn't have been launched. Shuttle launched on July 16, 1969
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He was the first Canadian in space. What else can I say. That is one amazing accomplishment ever. Ship launched in 1984
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This Canadian astronaut is the current president of the Canadian Space Agency. I have to say that is a pretty good accomplishment. Ship launched in 1992
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This women is a very accomplished astronaut because she was the first Canadian woman to walk on the moon. Ship launched in January, 1992
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I mainly chose to put Dave Williams on this list because he was the only astronaut I could find that was born and grew up in Saskatoon. He also made 3 spacewalks in one 12 day mission. First ship launched in 1998.
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He was the first Canadian space tourist ever. Not only that, but he was also the first professional artist to be in space. First shuttle launched in September 2009
