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Cosmonauts
Russian and Soviet space travellers.
5 entries.
Alexei Leonov
Soviet Union
Alexei Leonov — the first person to perform a spacewalk, during Voskhod 2.
Gennady Padalka
Russia
Gennady Padalka — a cosmonaut who commanded several ISS expeditions and holds the record for the most cumulative time spent in space.
Sergei Krikalev
Russia
Sergei Krikalev — a veteran cosmonaut who flew on Mir, the Space Shuttle, and the ISS, and was a member of the first ISS expedition crew.
Valentina Tereshkova
Soviet Union
Valentina Tereshkova — the first woman to fly in space, aboard Vostok 6.
Yuri Gagarin
Soviet Union
Yuri Gagarin — the first human to journey into outer space and orbit the Earth, aboard Vostok 1.