- Astronaut - Wikipedia
An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member of a spacecraft
- Astronauts - NASA
The term “astronaut” derives from the Greek words meaning “star sailor,” and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for orbit and beyond
- LA-born NASA astronaut Jonny Kim returns to Earth after 245 days – NBC . . .
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim, who was born and raised in Los Angeles, returned to Earth Tuesday after 245 days in space
- Astronaut | Definition, Facts, Training | Britannica
Astronaut, designation, derived from the Greek words for ‘star’ and ‘sailor,’ commonly applied in the West to an individual who has flown in outer space As of 2022, 587 individuals from 41 countries had gone into orbit; 518 of these space fliers were men and 69 were women
- NASA astronaut back on Earth after 8 months on space station
NASA astronaut Jonny Kim flew home with two Roscosmos cosmonauts from the International Space Station packed tight in their Soyuz spacecraft landing in the frozen steppes of Kazakhstan on Dec 9
- 15 Famous Astronauts Who Expanded Our Universe - HowStuffWorks
Some brave explorers travel across oceans; others blast off into space This list of famous astronauts celebrates the pioneers of space exploration — those who took "one giant leap" for humankind and expanded our reach beyond Earth
- 6 women, 4 men among new NASA class of astronauts. Who they are - USA TODAY
Chosen from more than 8,000 applicants, the incoming astronaut class includes test pilots, engineers and scientists – including one woman who, significantly, has already spent time in orbit
- Watch 3 astronauts land on Earth aboard Russian spacecraft early Dec. 9
NASA's Jonny Kim and two cosmonauts are scheduled to land just after midnight on Tuesday (Dec 9) Three astronauts will come back to Earth early Tuesday morning (Dec 9), and you can watch their
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