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Glover, a Navy test pilot, was the first Black astronaut to live and work aboard the space station in 2020 and 2021.
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Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Wiseman, 50, was born in Baltimore and had a career as a naval aviator and test pilot before being chosen as an astronaut candidate in 2009.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Like many others before him — including Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon — Glover cut his teeth as a test pilot out in the Mojave.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Pilot Victor Glover A Navy aviator and test pilot, Victor Glover, 49, was the pilot for the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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Marcia Dunn, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2026
Wiseman, 50, was born in Baltimore and had a career as a naval aviator and test pilot before being chosen as an astronaut candidate in 2009.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 31 Mar. 2026
Like many others before him — including Neil Armstrong, the first person to walk on the moon — Glover cut his teeth as a test pilot out in the Mojave.
—Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2026
Pilot Victor Glover A Navy aviator and test pilot, Victor Glover, 49, was the pilot for the Crew-1 mission to the International Space Station.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 30 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for test pilot
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Each week, about 20 guests embark on a fishing trip of a lifetime here, supported by 28 staff members, including seasoned guides, bush pilots, and a chef.—
Kim Cross,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Mar. 2026
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With the incessant storms that year, bush pilots said red lights would be easier to see than the current blue ones.—
Scott Haugen,
Outdoor Life,
4 Feb. 2026
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Earlier Thursday afternoon, the plane departed Akron Fulton Regional Airport — just a few miles from the crash site — before the pilot turned back and canceled the landing for unknown reasons, WEWS reported.—
Sam Gillette,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Highlighting the impact of regulation on the race for air taxi supremacy, Helix is specifically designed to weigh under the 348lbs FAA limit, above which vehicle operators need a pilot license.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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After achieving 30% adoption for a coding copilot that was rolled out by HubSpot, Lennox and his team shared incident data that showed engineers that the work being done by teams using that tool wasn’t negatively affecting reliability versus those that weren’t.—
John Kell,
Fortune,
13 May 2026
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Sylvia, my copilot, snores softly.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Apr. 2026
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Chau and Bell ace Jayden Rojas each refused to give in.—
Eric Sondheimer,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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None of these trade returns gives Winnipeg its next goaltending ace.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
11 May 2026
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“Test pilot.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/test%20pilot. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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