astronaut
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The team comprises Lai Ka-ying, hailed by state media as Hong Kong's first astronaut, Zhu Yangzhu and Zhang Zhiyuan, the spokesman said.
From Barron's • May 23, 2026
“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
Then in Weatherford, Okla., came a 30-foot astronaut.
From Los Angeles Times • May 12, 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
Two things sprang to mind as I watched one astronaut on the moon, and then another astronaut running, hopping, and frolicking on the moon.
From "Gone Crazy in Alabama" by Rita Williams-Garcia
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