cosmonaut
noun
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William Harwood, CBS News, 12 Mar. 2024
The presence of a Russian cosmonaut on the flight is another reminder of the binding partnership between Russia and the United States in space that has continued despite growing tensions between the countries over the war in Ukraine.
—Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 2 Mar. 2024
Since nothing changed, Russian cosmonauts entered and emptied most of Progress’ cargo for about five days before closing the hatch again.
—Will Sullivan, Smithsonian Magazine, 1 Mar. 2024
As the cosmonauts sing along, filled with nostalgia and emotion, they are gently ribbed by their American counterparts, a trio of astronauts, but the mood is jovial.
—Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2024
Its four crew members are NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 14 Jan. 2024
The two cosmonauts are midway through a yearlong stay aboard the space station while O'Hara is wrapping up a more typical six-month tour.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 Mar. 2024
They will be welcomed aboard ISS by the seven members of the station’s current regular crew — two Americans from NASA, one astronaut each from Japan and Denmark and three Russian cosmonauts.
—Reuters, NBC News, 21 Jan. 2024
While aboard the station, the seven astronauts and cosmonauts have been conducting a variety scientific experiments and studying an array of microgravity phenomena.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
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Word History
Russian kosmonavt, from Greek kosmos + Russian -navt (as in aeronavt aeronaut)
1955, in the meaning defined above
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