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pilot

[pahy-luht] / ˈpaɪ lət /


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Artemis II pilot Victor Glover heard the call of the terminator: the border between the moon’s daytime and nighttime — the lunar dawn.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026

"I was thinking right then, she's going to be bored and lonely, there should be something on YouTube for Luna," says Carano, a pilot who now lives in Bologna, Italy.

From BBC • Apr. 9, 2026

The pilot apologized for the disruption and a delay caused by a backlog of departing flights.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 8, 2026

The F-15E Strike Eagle is a two-seat aircraft that flies with a pilot and a weapons systems officer.

From Salon • Apr. 8, 2026

Had the smoke from the wildfire somehow messed up the plane’s equipment and made it impossible for the pilot to see?

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz