cosmonaut

noun

cos·mo·naut ˈkäz-mə-ˌnȯt

-ˌnät

: an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program

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Russian cosmonaut Ivan Vagner imaged the comet a few days prior. —

Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025 This will free up the previous Dragon now docked to the ISS to return to Earth with NASA astronauts Nick Hague, Williams, and Wilmore, and Roscosmos cosmonaut Aleksandr Gorbunov. —

David Szondy, New Atlas, 19 Dec. 2024 Both cosmonauts are members of the Soyuz MS-26 mission that also includes NASA astronaut Don Pettit, which arrived Sept. 11 at the orbital outpost. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 19 Dec. 2024 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 See all Example Sentences for cosmonaut