- 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 to an individual who has flown in outer space More specifically, in the West, astronaut refers to those from the United States, Canada, Europe, and Japan who travel into space
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
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