Definitions for astronaut
ˈæs trəˌnɔt, -ˌnɒtas·tro·naut

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. astronaut, spaceman, cosmonautnoun

   a person trained to travel in a spacecraft

   "the Russians called their astronauts cosmonauts"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.5 / 2 votes

1. astronautnoun

   A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose

2. Etymology: Coined from ἄστρον and ναύτης.

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1. Astronaut

   An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally reserved for professional space travelers, the term is sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists."Astronaut" technically applies to all human space travelers regardless of nationality. However, astronauts fielded by Russia or the Soviet Union are typically known instead as cosmonauts (from the Russian "kosmos" (космос), meaning "space", also borrowed from Greek). Comparatively recent developments in crewed spaceflight made by China have led to the rise of the term taikonaut (from the Mandarin "tàikōng" (太空), meaning "space"), although its use is somewhat informal and its origin is unclear. In China, the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps astronauts and their foreign counterparts are all officially called hángtiānyuán (航天员, meaning "heaven navigator" or literally "heaven-sailing staff"). Since 1961, 600 astronauts have flown in space. Until 2002, astronauts were sponsored and trained exclusively by governments, either by the military or by civilian space agencies. With the suborbital flight of the privately funded SpaceShipOne in 2004, a new category of astronaut was created: the commercial astronaut.

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1. astronaut

   An astronaut is a highly trained individual, usually associated with a space research or exploration organization, who travels into outer space for scientific research and exploration purposes. The role also involves troubleshooting issues and conducting experiments that cannot be done on Earth. Astronauts have specialized skills and are educated in fields such as engineering, physics, or medicine.

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1. Astronaut

   An astronaut or cosmonaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. While generally reserved for professional space travelers, the terms are sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists. Until 2002, astronauts were sponsored and trained exclusively by governments, either by the military, or by civilian space agencies. With the sub-orbital flight of the privately funded SpaceShipOne in 2004, a new category of astronaut was created: the commercial astronaut.

How to pronounce astronaut?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Oliver

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How to say astronaut in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of astronaut in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of astronaut in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of astronaut in a Sentence

1. Rebecca Shireman:

   We would love for [the public] to be inspired to be part of the next generation of space explorers, whether that is as an astronaut or engineer or any other type of person that would be working on or with this journey to Mars.

2. Josh Golin:

   One day I will become an astronaut and play mini golf on the sun. Goodbye papa, goodbye mama. I must continue to be the first little Italian boy in space

3. Wally Funk:

   I got ahold of NASA four times, and said' I want to become an astronaut,' but nobody would take me, i didn't think I would ever get to go up. Nothing has ever gotten in my way. They say,' Wally Funk, you're a girl, you can't do that.' I said,' Guess what, doesn't matter what you are, you can still do Wally Funk if you want to do Wally Funk,' and I like to do things that nobody's ever done before.

4. Jason Walsh:

   He just needed to look like an astronaut who takes care of himself, he had to be in good physical shape, but he did n’t need to look like a badass. So we focused on getting him back on track.

5. Paul Allen:

   I dreamed of becoming an astronaut.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=astronaut
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Astronaut
3. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Astronaut
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=astronaut