astronaut
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They could then compare those results with lunar rocks returned to Earth from different locations by astronaut missions and unmanned spacecraft.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Nasa astronaut Jessica Meir and French astronaut Sophie Adenot suited up for a 6.5-hour spacewalk.
From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026
Becoming a content creator has officially elbowed out old standbys like doctor and astronaut as the job that Gen Z and Gen Alpha most aspire to have.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Bosco Ortega, 12, wants to be an astronaut when he grows up but has until now lived in Cairo, where the light pollution means few stars can be seen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
After a week of testing, flight surgeon Robert Secrest told Jerrie that not only had she passed, but she had scored in the top 2 percent of all astronaut test candidates.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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"And in 10 years' time, the first European manned capsule take off from Kourou with European astronauts and those from other nations on board," he added, referring to Europe's spaceport in French Guiana.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
Trump signed the order Friday at an event dedicated to the astronauts who flew around the moon and back earlier this year on NASA’s Artemis II mission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
As the agency pivots to putting astronauts on the moon, this $3-billion space-copter is the agency’s last large-scale mission to explore the solar system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
Long before astronauts reach the site, robotic spacecraft will deliver scientific instruments to study conditions on and around the Moon.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
The astronauts float around inside the space shuttle’s cramped quarters, where there is no gravity.
From "Boy21" by Matthew Quick
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