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astronaut

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


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“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

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

During this time we began considering a plan to send astronaut Alan B. Shepard Jr. into the atmosphere.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson



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