astronaut
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"Isn't it every kid's dream to be an astronaut?"
From BBC • May 22, 2026
I was like an astronaut returning to Earth, getting reacquainted with my own muscles.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 21, 2026
An astronaut makes an appearance, as does a headless man with a lobster.
From Los Angeles Times • May 11, 2026
Buzz Aldrin, famed astronaut from the Apollo 11 mission, said in a 1969 interview published on Friday that he saw several inexplicable phenomena on his trip to the Moon.
From BBC • May 8, 2026
Wally Funk, the baby of the group, applied to be an astronaut many times.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
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Elements of the Universe: Aster, Astro ("Star")
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