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- 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
- 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
- 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
- NASA astronaut joins Russian cosmonauts for Thanksgiving Day ride to . . .
American astronomer-turned-medical physicist and now NASA astronaut Chris Williams joined two Russian cosmonauts aboard a Soyuz ferry ship Thursday for a Thanksgiving Day flight to the
- NASA astronaut to launch for space station with Russians. How to watch
NASA will provide live coverage as astronaut Chris Williams and two Russians launch to the International Space Station on Thanksgiving
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