Astronaut: Dani Foye
What character did you dress up as?
Astronaut
What was your first Halloween costume/memory?
I was Dorthy from wizard of oz – favorite fit by far, I pretended the stuffed dog I carried around was vicious and would fight off all of the scary costumes.
Favorite Halloween treat?
Chocolate covered pretzels
Favorite haunted house?
Fright farm in PA
Favorite scary movie?
Cobweb
Scariest situation you’ve been in?
Going to the movies and finding out the popcorn machines are broken.
Anything else you want to add?
I have the cutest dog
Astronaut
The term “astronaut” derived from Ancient Greek words “astron” (star) and “nautes” (sailor). On May 5, 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space aboard Freedom 7 in a suborbital flight that lasted approximately 15 minutes. Just under one year later, on February 20, 1962, John Glenn made history by becoming the first American to orbit the earth on Friendship 7 in a flight that lasted just under 5 hours.
Key American Astronaut Achievements
- First American in Space – Alan Shepard (1961)
- First American to Orbit Earth – John Glenn (1962)
- First Spacewalk by an American – Ed White (1965)
- First Moon Landing – Apollo 11 (1969)
- First American Woman in Space – Sally Ride (1983)
- First Long-Duration Space Mission – Skylab (1973–1974)
- Space Shuttle Program (1981–2011)
- First American Commander of the ISS – William Shepherd (2000)
- First Private Astronaut Missions – SpaceX and Commercial Spaceflight (2020)
- Longest U.S. Spaceflight – Scott Kelly (2015–2016)
