I’m an astronaut known for achievements in space;
On my bike, I won many a Tour de France race;
My inventions secured FM radio’s place;
And my trumpet and voice are as known as my face.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I’m the front of a book; I’m a spy’s secret role;
I’m a band who plays oldies; to spackle a hole;
I’m the fee to get in; put a lid on a bowl;
I am guarding your man; or protecting your goal.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Another Shakespeare Teacher. See comments for answer.

I’m to pull out your gun; put a sketch on the page;
I’m a game-ending tie; I bring crowds to the stage;
Take a card from the deck; pick a ball from the cage;
Moving curtains or blinds; and collecting a wage.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I am worn by the man who will crouch by the plate;
I’m a target for sparring, regardless of weight;
I’ve removed from the oven the hot things you ate;
And I hope to become this land’s next head of state.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I’m preventing a goal; I’m preserving a win;
I’m to rescue from danger; deliver from sin;
To store files on your hard drive; protecting your skin;
Pay less cash at the store; at the bank, put it in.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Bronx Richie. See comments for answer.

I’m a friend who stays close; I’m a high rate of speed;
I’m a sound kind of sleep; I am cash made with greed;
I’m attaching securely; declining to feed;
And a clock with a time beyond what it should read.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I am taking the wheel of a car or a van;
I’m an impulse inherent; ambition to plan;
I’m collecting, for charity, foods in a can;
And a long-distance shot made in golf… You da man!

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I’m a motley-clothed jester with bells on his cap;
I’m the Joker of Tarot; a dim-witted sap;
An investment-help website; an April-First trap;
And an object of pity in Mr. T’s snap.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Patrick. See comments for answer.

I am ten to the fifth, or a figure of speech;
I’m the meters above us where space we first breach;
Former candy bar, Pyramid (name changed for each);
And the hits an illustrious weblog can reach.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Asher. See comments for answer.

I make power from blades, or a large water wheel;
I grind coffee or pepper, increase their appeal;
British writer who showed libertarian zeal;
And a factory churning out paper or steel.

Who am I?

UPDATE: Riddle solved by Daweesa. See comments for answer.