astronaut
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Winocour has often made films about women balancing their public-facing life with their private selves In 2019’s “Proxima,” Eva Green played an astronaut missing her young daughter.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 26, 2026
Rep. Jasmine Crockett and former astronaut Terry Virts in their unsuccessful Senate runs.
From Salon • Jun. 17, 2026
Bresnik, a California native, graduated from The Citadel with a mathematics degree and joined NASA's astronaut corps in 2004.
From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026
Meganne Christian, a reserve astronaut at the European Space Agency, said events that bring women from the sector together help show the wide range of opportunities available.
From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026
At the time, Dr. Ochoa was an astronaut on board the International Space Station.
From "City Spies" by James Ponti
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