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cosmonaut

[koz-muh-nawt, -not] / ˈkɒz məˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt /


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In March 1995 Valeri Polyakov, a Russian cosmonaut, returned to Earth after a record 14 consecutive months in space.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 19, 2026

This late uncertainty is just the most recent twist for the SpaceX Crew-12 mission, which includes Americans Jessica Meir and Jack Hathaway, French astronaut Sophie Adenot and Russian cosmonaut Andrey Fedyaev.

From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026

Fedyaev will make history as the first cosmonaut to fly twice on Dragon.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 2, 2026

And in 1987, a heart arrhythmia caused Soviet cosmonaut Aleksandr Laveykin to leave the Mir space station early.

From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2026

She married another cosmonaut, Valery Ryumin, with whom she has one child.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson




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