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astronaut

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


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This particular astronaut turned to look at the bright blue planet below and thought: “When we work together, we can accomplish phenomenal things.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

Nearby, the shiny silver Project Mercury test training suits were specially created to fit each individual astronaut.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026

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

From BBC ● Oct. 21, 2026

The astronaut used a Nikon Z9 digital camera equipped with a 400-millimeter focal-length lens.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 11, 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

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

From Salon ● Oct. 31, 2026

During that mission, astronauts will install the eighth and final solar array on the station's 3B power channel.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 30, 2026

Visitors can see the docking tunnel where American and Russian astronauts greeted each other in space for the first time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 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

The astronauts represented everything that mainstream America held dear—and they’re with us, the students marveled.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly


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