astronaut

noun

as·tro·naut | \ˈas-trə-ˌnȯt,

-ˌnät\

Definition of astronaut

: a person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere also : a trainee for spaceflight

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The crew created a makeshift art gallery to hang their drawings and haikus, played board games and faked fancy Saturday-night dinners together with the same packaged foods astronauts on the International Space Station eat. — Bruce Henderson, charlotteobserver, "Concord native flew space mission to an asteroid. Without leaving Houston.," 3 July 2018 Gosling was about to find out why even professional astronauts stuck to the time limit. — Sarah Midkiff, refinery29.com, "Ryan Gosling Learns Fake Space Travel Is As Dangerous As The Real Thing In New Movie," 9 June 2018 Joining them were Rafer Johnson, the 1960 Olympic decathlon champion, the 1936 Olympic track star Jesse Owens and astronaut James Lovell. — Alice George, Smithsonian, "For 50 Years, the Special Olympics Has Given Marginalized Superstars Center Stage," 10 July 2018 The 56-year-old gospel legend was inducted alongside diplomat Teta V. Banks, astronaut Jeanette J. Epps, activist Chantél Harris, and author Margot Lee Shetterly at the sorority’s biennial conference in Houston. — Niki Mcgloster, Essence.com, "The Quick Read: Beyonce, Oprah To Headline Global Citizen in South Africa," 9 July 2018 In 1971, Apollo 15 astronaut David Scott dropped a feather and a hammer simultaneously; the two hit the gray lunar dirt at the same time. — Mike Wall, NBC News, "Einstein's theory of relativity passes its toughest test yet," 5 July 2018 Both are members of the Artist Committee for Gun Control, headed by former astronaut Col. — Johnny Miller, SFChronicle.com, "Beatty booed at Candlestick Park," 28 June 2018 Among his first tweets was a bitter message toward Korp and another of her clients, fellow astronaut Terry Virts. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Buzz Aldrin returns to Twitter, sues his son and former manager," 23 June 2018 Mile 18 has a launch-pad in the north lane that could be used for astronaut training. — John Schandelmeier, Anchorage Daily News, "It’s still springtime on the Denali Highway," 10 June 2018

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