astronaut
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The astronaut creed instructs space crews to “launch as friends and land as friends.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
What happens on a summer night when an astronaut casts his eyes on the moon.
From The Wall Street Journal • 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
Most astronauts, including the first British astronaut Helen Sharman, have described how they don't want to come home because the work in space is so exciting.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
Instead of that famous Life magazine cover showing an astronaut on the moon, it says “Apollo 11 Gets Tow from Friendly Alien Cruiser after Running Out of Fuel.”
From "Amari and the Night Brothers" by B.B. Alston
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