Example Sentences

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Seven astronauts, including teacher Christa McAuliffe, died, which was cause for public mourning.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 29, 2026

Scientists have gained new insight into the dramatic event that created the Moon's largest and oldest known impact crater, a discovery that could help future Artemis astronauts investigate some of the Moon's deepest secrets.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

Later impacts inside the SPA basin may have dug into these buried deposits and exposed some of them at the surface, potentially making them accessible to robotic missions and future astronauts.

From Science Daily • Jun. 22, 2026

Its success, which came through trial and failure, has ended U.S. reliance on Russia to transport astronauts to the space station and launch American satellites.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 12, 2026

When America's first seven astronauts were announced, their confident, smiling faces appeared on television and on magazine covers.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson