ASTRONAUTS ARE AWESOME

Yesterday was a "National Remembrance Day for All Astronauts Lost in Space Exploration". And today is the 25th Anniversary of the Space Shuttle Challenger Tragedy. To mark these two days, I present to you a silly incomplete list of ASTRONAUTS in Pop Culture:

*(in no particular order)

COL TOM CARLSEN
(Lifeforce)
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MAJOR ANTHONY NELSON
(I Dream of Jeanie)
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MAJOR TOM

(David Bowie)
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CREW OF ENTERPRISE NX-01
(Star Trek: Enterprise)
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THE FANTASTIC FOUR
(Cosmonauts!)

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FRIEDE VELTEN
(Woman In The Moon)
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JOHN CRICHTON
(Farscape)
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GEORGE TAYLOR
(Planet of the Apes)
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DR. DAVID BOWMAN & DR. FRANK POOLE
(2001)
---ROBINSON FAMILY & DR ZACHARY SMITH
(Lost In Space)
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ASTRONAUT SNOOPY
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HOLLY GOODHEAD
(Moonraker)
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DON KNOTTS
(The Reluctant Astronaut)
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JOHN JAMESON
(Marvel)
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HOMER SIMPSON
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BUCK ROGERS
(In the 25th Century!)
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NATE, ANDY & BORIS
(Superman II)
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STEVE AUSTIN
(Six Million Dollar Man)
---ASTRONAUT BARBIE
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METALNAUT
(Heavy Metal)
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ASTRO-JOE
(GIJOE)


ASTRONAUTS: HEROES OF EARTH!
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The Challenger's Crew:

(L-R front row) Astronauts Mike Smith, Dick Scobee, Ron McNair.
(L-R, rear row) Ellison Onizuka, school teacher Christa McAuliffe, Greg Jarvis, and Judith Resnik.