cosmonaut

noun

cos·mo·naut ˈkäz-mə-ˌnȯt

-ˌnät

: an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program

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Fellow Roscosmos cosmonaut Alexsandr Gorbunov controlled the 37-foot-long (11.3 meters) arm's movement from inside the space station. —

Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 19 Dec. 2024 While SpaceX has successfully launched 10 sets of astronauts and cosmonauts to the station aboard Crew Dragon capsules, along with five purely commercial flights to orbit, Boeing's Starliner spacecraft has carried just two crew members to the lab. —

William Harwood, CBS News, 18 Dec. 2024 When Williams and Wilmore do finally leave after that handover, NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Russian cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov will fly home with them. —

Denise Chow, NBC News, 17 Dec. 2024 Upon recovery, the three NASA astronauts and Russian cosmonaut were transported to Ascension Sacred Heart Pensacola in Florida for evaluation. —

Max Hauptman, USA TODAY, 25 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for cosmonaut