astronaut
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He said astronaut Christina Koch was a good role model as she was "experienced, competent and relatable".
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
The astronaut creed instructs space crews to “launch as friends and land as friends.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
“I would suggest to you that when you look up here, you’re not looking at us,” said Canadian Space Agency astronaut and Artemis II mission specialist astronaut Jeremy Hansen, back in Houston Saturday.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2026
Flanked on stage by mission commander Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover and Jeremy Hansen, astronaut Christina Koch called for people on Earth to embrace their shared humanity.
From Barron's • Apr. 11, 2026
Between the Life magazine coverage and Lovelace stating that women just might be better astronauts, there was an explosion of interest in women in space, and particularly the first potential female astronaut, Jerrie Cobb.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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