astronaut
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“If I went into the Johnson Space Center and walked into the astronaut office, every single one of them would go.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
An astronaut who lands on the moon to find two women arguing about a sandwich.
From Los Angeles Times • May 14, 2026
“I think a lot of people have that entrepreneurial spirit,” Reisman, the former astronaut, told MarketWatch, adding that the IPO will “supercharge it.”
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
He also pointed to the UK's own astronaut programme as evidence that space was becoming more inclusive.
From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026
She had saved them a trip to the bottom of the pool because she had conquered the Dilbert Dunker, a water survival test for astronaut candidates.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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