Yuri Gagarin, Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin are just a few of the famous names that have been sewn onto astronauts' uniforms.
Gagarin was the first person in space and is referred to as a cosmonaut (as are all Russian space explorers). With China now sending taikonauts into space, it seems more and more countries will be taking up the challenge of manned spaceflight programmes.
Photo: Ed White performs the first US spacewalk during Gemini 4 (NASA)
Alan Bean
An artist walks on the Moon.
Buzz Aldrin
A space explorer makes history.
Charles Duke
Apollo 11's CAPCOM walked on the Moon during Apollo 16.
Edgar Mitchell
Mitchell was the lunar module pilot for the third Moon landing.
Harrison Schmitt
The only scientist to walk on the Moon flew on Apollo 17.
Jim Lovell
An American astronaut narrowly escapes death on his fourth space flight.
Neil Armstrong
The first Moon walker takes a small step.
Pete Conrad
The third Moon walker also visited America's first space station.
Yuri Gagarin
A Soviet fighter pilot becomes the first man in space.
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