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astronaut

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


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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

Then he could have released an image of himself in the Artemis space capsule and told us he’s an astronaut and he’s thinking of building a string of Trump hotels on the moon.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 13, 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

Jerrie shared the story of passing the Mercury astronaut tests.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson



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