astronaut
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US astronaut Christina Koch, the first woman to take part in a lunar mission, was on Wednesday named the winner of a top Spanish prize for having "helped extend the frontiers of humanity".
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
Rep. Jasmine Crockett and former astronaut Terry Virts in their unsuccessful Senate runs.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
Eight years later, the Dragon spacecraft carried its first astronaut to the ISS, beating other aerospace companies like Boeing to becoming the main American transport to the space station.
From Barron's • Jun. 12, 2026
He launched aboard Soyuz MS-22 on Sept. 21, 2022, and returned on Sept. 27, 2023, after spending 371 days in orbit, setting the record for the longest single space mission by an American astronaut.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
There are also pictures of the astronaut the Americans have put up in space.
From "Before We Were Free" by Julia Alvarez
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