National Astronaut Day 2021 Images on Twitter: Astronomy Enthusiasts Share Inspiring Quotes and Cute GIFs to Celebrate the Day
It's National Astronaut Day 2021 in the United States. The day commemorates the first United States human spaceflight, on May 5, 1961, piloted by astronaut Alan Shepard. On the occasion, astronomy enthusiasts have taken to Twitter to share National Astronaut Day 2021 images, quotes and fun GIFs.
National Astronaut Day 2021 Images Trend on Twitter
Happy
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Free covid-19 pic.twitter.com/kyMEW2D92V
— ADITYA KUMAR (@singhadi0999) May 5, 2021
Some Powerful Quotes by Astronauts
"Most kids probably dream of being an astronaut. I was just the one that never grew out of it." -@Astro_Christina
Happy #NationalAstronautDay pic.twitter.com/sO3V4sqVto
— Sophia Goings (@ky_saber) May 5, 2021
The First US Human Flight
#OTD in 1961 the Freedom 7 flew with Astronaut Alan Shepard aboard, the first US human spaceflight. It didn't reach orbit, + Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin had beaten him to space only three weeks earlier. Still, he returned safe + May 5 is celebrated as National Astronaut Day in the US. pic.twitter.com/ubRJD6158q
— People_of_Space: Mars (@People_Of_Space) May 5, 2021
Cute Astronaut Day GIF
Happy National Astronaut Day ☺️ pic.twitter.com/iws46700tI
— grant (@grantburt) May 5, 2021
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