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astronaut

[as-truh-nawt, -not] / ˈæs trəˌnɔt, -ˌnɒt /


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From your prone position, you use a joy stick to move forward, back or down while staring into a large screen featuring real footage of the interior of the ISS taken by astronaut Scott Kelly.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

“As an astronaut, you don’t get to share with the public all that space is,” Olivas said.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

The researchers also wanted to answer a particularly important question for future Mars missions: What happens when an astronaut who has spent months in weightlessness suddenly encounters gravity again?

From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026

Trevarthen explained that her father and the astronaut got chatting and her father mentioned she was a teacher.

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

Being an astronaut was one of Barbie’s early careers.

From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson

Similar options in Texas are already available for military overseas voters and astronauts, but not for voters with disabilities.

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

The astronauts also performed several preliminary tasks to prepare for another spacewalk scheduled for Thursday, Nov. 5.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Although astronauts near the Moon are exposed to more radiation than those in low Earth orbit, the difference is not necessarily as dramatic as might be assumed.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026

According to Science Center employees, one of the most common questions that comes up on museum tours is about where, and how, astronauts went to the bathroom.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

One of the astronauts reported that the spacecraft was on fire.

From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson


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