True, Jacob.
Can't forget Alan Shephard, the first American to fly in space on May 5, 1961 aboard a tiny Gemini capsule.
Or another Gemini astronaut, Ed White, who performed the first EVA/space walk.
I saw most parts of this 100th EVA performed by some of today's astronaut heroes (I had to):
http://www.space.com/missionlaunches/missions/sts98_eva3pm_010214.html
Marcia
