astronaut
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Nearby, the shiny silver Project Mercury test training suits were specially created to fit each individual astronaut.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
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
Trevarthen said that some children had previously assumed all astronauts were American, but learning about a British astronaut had helped them see that such ambitions were possible.
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
Briana is dressed like the astronaut Sally Ride and has a jumpsuit covered with homemade patches that say NASA.
From "Amina's Song" by Hena Khan
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
It’s wonderful to behold their many primitive-looking screens, buttons, dials and keyboards, and know that these same tools were responsible for the safety of the astronauts as they blasted into the unknown.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 28, 2026
NASA's Artemis I mission has provided new insights into how much cosmic radiation astronauts may encounter near the Moon compared with low Earth orbit.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 28, 2026
For five torturous minutes, the crew tried to open the hatch and get the astronauts out.
From "Reaching for the Moon" by Katherine Johnson
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