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astronaut

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


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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

For an astronaut aboard the spaceship, time stops.

From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife

Once the crew reaches the International Space Station, the four astronauts will become part of Expedition 75, the station's long-duration crew responsible for research, maintenance, and other operations aboard the orbiting laboratory.

From Science Daily Sep. 1, 2026

The United States is competing with China in the race to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030, more than 50 years after humans first walked the lunar surface.

From Barron's Aug. 28, 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

One of the astronauts reported that the spacecraft was on fire.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson



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