commander
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He returned in 2019 aboard Soyuz MS-13 and served as commander of Expedition 61, becoming the first Italian and the third European to command the station.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Jeremy Hansen became the first Canadian to carry out such a mission, while Reid Wiseman was the commander.
From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026
Russian cosmonauts, station commander Sergey Kud-Sverchkov and flight engineer Sergei Mikaev, attempted to fix the problem.
From BBC • Jun. 5, 2026
Eisenhower had an instinct for creating a cooperative spirit and came across as a cheerful and broadminded commander.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026
General Douglas MacArthur, commander of the US Army Forces in the Far East, declared Manila an open city on December 26, 1941.
From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly
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