- 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
- 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
- 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
- ASTRONAUT Definition Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ASTRONAUT is a person whose profession is to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere; broadly : any person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere
- Watch NASA astronaut, 2 cosmonauts launch to the International Space . . .
NASA's Chris Williams and two cosmonaut colleagues will launch to the International Space Station early on Thanksgiving Day (Nov 27), and you can watch the action live
- Complete List of Astronauts | NASA Global Space Explorers
Discover a definitive list of astronauts from NASA, ESA, Roscosmos, and more Explore bios, mission details, and careers of global space explorers, past and present Your ultimate resource for astronaut information
- List of astronauts by name - Wikipedia
This is an alphabetical list of astronauts, people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft For a list of everyone who has flown in space, see List of space travelers by name More than 600 people have been trained as astronauts
- Active Astronauts - NASA
Alan B Shepard, Jr was the first American in space Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon John H Glenn, Jr was the first American to Orbit the Earth Sally K Ride was the first American woman in space Guion S Bluford, Jr was the first African American astronaut Alan B Shepard, Jr was the first American in space
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