astronaut
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The UK now has more female astronauts than male, and John McFall became the world's first astronaut professionally certified to fly to the International Space Station with a physical disability.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The astronaut creed instructs space crews to “launch as friends and land as friends.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
What happens on a summer night when an astronaut casts his eyes on the moon.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
“I would suggest to you that when you look up here, you’re not looking at us,” said Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist astronaut Jeremy Hansen, back in Houston Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
The very first time he traveled into the atmosphere and put his life on the line, one of our nation’s heroes, astronaut John Glenn, knew that he could count on me.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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