cosmonaut

cos·mo·naut | \ ˈkäz-mə-ˌnȯt

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Definition of cosmonaut

: an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program

Examples of cosmonaut in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In September 2015, cosmonaut Gennady Padalka arrived back on Earth for the last time. — Matt Blitz, Popular Mechanics, "We Already Know How to Build a Time Machine," 17 Dec. 2020 During his mission, McArthur’s main crew mate was Russian cosmonaut Valeri Tokarev. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, "Earthlings and astronauts chat away, via ham radio," 23 Dec. 2020 Roscosmos has not yet committed to flying a cosmonaut on the US vehicle. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Russia’s space chief is hopping mad over most recent US restrictions," 22 Dec. 2020 But in April, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth—a world-wide sensation. — Edward Kosner, WSJ, "‘Operation Moonglow’ Review: The Rockets’ Red Scare," 19 Nov. 2020 To his right is cosmonaut Aleksey Ovchinin, from northwest Yaroslavl. — Joe Pappalardo, Popular Mechanics, "How a Russian Rocket Launch Failed Spectacularly In Just 118 Seconds," 3 Sep. 2020 Yuri, a little cosmonaut knitted by Kud-Sverchkov's wife Olga, accompanied them during their October launch. — Ashley Strickland, CNN, "Russian spacewalk will prepare space station for new module," 18 Nov. 2020 Mixed crews would ensure at least one astronaut or cosmonaut on board the station at all times, regardless of the sudden departure of a Soyuz or commercial crew ship, to operate their nation's systems. — William Harwood, CBS News, "SpaceX launches 4 astronauts to space station, beginning new era for NASA," 16 Nov. 2020 The failure of the second launch sealed the Soviet's fate in the moon race and raised the question if a Soviet cosmonaut would ever walk on the moon. — Anatoly Zak, Popular Mechanics, "Why Didn't the Soviets Ever Make It to the Moon?," 9 Nov. 2020

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14 Jan 2021

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“Cosmonaut.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cosmonaut. Accessed 23 Jan. 2021.

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