Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A person trained to pilot, navigate, or otherwise participate as a crew member of a spacecraft.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective a person trained to travel in a spacecraft; one who travels in a spacecraft; -- called in the Soviet Union and Russia
cosmonaut .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A member of the
crew of aspaceship or otherspacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someonetrained to serve that purpose
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person trained to travel in a spacecraft
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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The male TFNGs were learning there was an even more powerful pheromone than jet-jockey wings and the SEAL insignia: the title astronaut.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
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The male TFNGs were learning there was an even more powerful pheromone than jet-jockey wings and the SEAL insignia: the title astronaut.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
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The male TFNGs were learning there was an even more powerful pheromone than jet-jockey wings and the SEAL insignia: the title astronaut.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
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The male TFNGs were learning there was an even more powerful pheromone than jet-jockey wings and the SEAL insignia: the title astronaut.
Riding Rockets Astronaut Mike Mullane 2006
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The lower-case-a "astronaut" is someone who has flown in space, either aboard a US spacecraft or who is an American.
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At the moment, to be called an astronaut is a claim to significant achievement but we all hope the day will come when it is no more or less impressive than being a sailor or aviator.
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Any school visit by an astronaut is of great value and can serve as a life-altering event.
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"Any school visit by an astronaut is of great value and can serve as a life-altering event."
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Each astronaut is allowed a "bonus food allotment" to bring some of the comforts of home to outer space.
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Still, I am kinda bugged by his statement (specifically having been bumped recently from the ESA Astronaut selection), as this seems to imply that being an astronaut is more down to luck than skill.
bilby commented on the word astronaut
"The Federal Aviation Administration has set new rules related to commercial space astronaut wing program and the criteria used to reward those commanding, piloting, or working on privately funded spacecraft with the Commercial Space Astronaut Wing Badge.
The order was issued on July 20, the same day billionaire and Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and his Blue Origin rocket crew made history by blasting off the West Texas desert, reaching space, and returning to Earth.
NASA, the Air Force, the Federal Aviation Administration and some astrophysicists consider the boundary between the atmosphere and space to start at 50 miles above. Bezos actually met the requirement by going 62 miles above sea level.
To earn wings, the FAA now states that passengers must “perform in flight activities that were necessary for public safety, or contributed to human space flight safety.” Judging by Blue Origin’s automation, Bezos doesn’t meet this criterion."
-Sorry, Jeff Bezos. You’re still not an astronaut, according to the FAA, https://granthshala.com/sorry-jeff-bezos-youre-still-not-an-astronaut-according-to-the-faa/
July 26, 2021
bilby commented on the word astronaut
Hey Jeff, for a 1% stake in your company I'll make some really good alternative suggestions. You'll love them! Guaranteed next day delivery my man.
July 26, 2021