cosmonaut
noun
cos·mo·naut
ˈkäz-mə-ˌnȯt 
-ˌnät
: an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program
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Joining them for the ride were fellow NASA astronaut Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov, who had been in space since September.
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David Chiu, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Wilmore and Williams were joined by Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
Kononenko broke the previous record of 878 cumulative days in orbit set by fellow cosmonaut Gennady Padalka.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
That occurred early Sunday morning, when two NASA astronauts, a Japanese astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut who had docked on the ISS floated through a hatch to greet their colleagues.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
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David Chiu, People.com, 19 Mar. 2025
Wilmore and Williams were joined by Nick Hague and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov.
—Lauren Irwin, The Hill, 19 Mar. 2025
Kononenko broke the previous record of 878 cumulative days in orbit set by fellow cosmonaut Gennady Padalka.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, TIME, 18 Mar. 2025
That occurred early Sunday morning, when two NASA astronauts, a Japanese astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut who had docked on the ISS floated through a hatch to greet their colleagues.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 18 Mar. 2025
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cosmonaut
noun
cos·mo·naut
ˈkäz-mə-ˌnȯt
-ˌnät
: a Soviet or Russian astronaut
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