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astronaut

[as-truh-nawt, -not] / ˈæs trəˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt /


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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

Flanked on stage by mission commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, astronaut Christina Koch called for people on Earth to embrace their shared humanity.

From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026

But I’m sure it wouldn’t have been the same if the astronaut had said “The Spider has landed” when they first touched down on the moon’s surface.

From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia



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