astronaut
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A mission to Mars would likely take an astronaut three years—nine months to get there, 16 months waiting for the planets to align for the flight back and nine months for the return.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
An astronaut makes an appearance, as does a headless man with a lobster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 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
He also pointed to the UK's own astronaut programme as evidence that space was becoming more inclusive.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
Finally, a few weeks later, early in May of 1961, we prepared to launch the Mercury-Redstone spacecraft, named Freedom 7, with astronaut Alan Shepard Jr.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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