astronaut
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I was like an astronaut returning to Earth, getting reacquainted with my own muscles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
Glover, who now lives in Texas near NASA’s Johnson Space Center, is focused on bringing that SoCal sensibility and invaluable experience piloting the Orion capsule to the agency’s astronaut training program.
From Los Angeles Times • May 20, 2026
“I think a lot of people have that entrepreneurial spirit,” Reisman, the former astronaut, told MarketWatch, adding that the IPO will “supercharge it.”
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
My dream when I was a kid was to become an astronaut.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026
Several American women had flown in space, but astronaut Eileen Collins was special to the Mercury 13.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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