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
Each astronaut was awarded a Congressional Space Medal of Honor.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 28, 2026
The budding astronaut has received tips on realising his dream from hero Tim Peake - and has even started learning Russian.
From BBC ● Aug. 12, 2026
Capsule weight, astronaut weight, payload weight—each pound required more fuel, and the fuel added weight as well.
From "Women in Space" by Karen Bush Gibson
“When we were little,” Natalie explains, “my sisters’ stuffed animals became astronauts, firefighters and chefs.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 4, 2026
The United States is competing with China in the race to land astronauts on the Moon before 2030, more than 50 years after humans first walked the lunar surface.
From Barron's ● Aug. 28, 2026
As the agency pivots to putting astronauts on the moon, this $3-billion space-copter is the agency’s last large-scale mission to explore the solar system.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2026
That approach is not possible for crewed missions, which means microbial contamination becomes a much more complicated issue when astronauts explore the Moon's south polar region.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 25, 2026
Viewed from above, it is a glowing capsule of aluminum, with two astronauts inside.
From "A Heart in a Body in the World" by Deb Caletti
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