astronaut
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They could then compare those results with lunar rocks returned to Earth from different locations by astronaut missions and unmanned spacecraft.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 12, 2026
Becoming a content creator has officially elbowed out old standbys like doctor and astronaut as the job that Gen Z and Gen Alpha most aspire to have.
From Salon ● Aug. 30, 2026
Bosco Ortega, 12, wants to be an astronaut when he grows up but has until now lived in Cairo, where the light pollution means few stars can be seen.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 12, 2026
He opened a building at the University of Oxford before meeting astronaut Tim Peake at the launch of a space initiative.
From BBC ● Jul. 10, 2026
I'm expecting her to say be president, or an astronaut, or a film star, or a billionaire CEO, or the queen of a tropical isle.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
Isaacman said that “all the ingredients that need to come together to put astronauts on the surface of the moon are being changed to get to the outcome.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
"And in 10 years' time, the first European manned capsule take off from Kourou with European astronauts and those from other nations on board," he added, referring to Europe's spaceport in French Guiana.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
When the mission is cleared to proceed, Crew-13 will travel aboard SpaceX's Dragon spacecraft, which is designed to carry astronauts to and from orbit.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 2026
Trump signed the order Friday at an event dedicated to the astronauts who flew around the moon and back earlier this year on NASA’s Artemis II mission.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 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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