1. Jacqueline Cochran was one of the most famous female pilots in the world of the 20th century.

2. She was born in 1910 and became an orphan when she was a baby.

3. When she grew up she worked as a hairdressed.

4. She received her official pilot's license in 1932, and had won many awards for her flying records.

5. She held more speed, distance, and altitude records than any other pilot in the history of flights.

6. Yuri Gagarin was born near Moscow, Rusia on March 9, 1943.

7. Yuri joined the Soviet Air Force in 1955.

8. In 1959, he was trained to become a cosmonaust.

9. On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin become the first human to orbit around the Earth.

10. He died on March 27, 1968 in a plane crash.