spaceman
noun
space·man
ˈspās-ˌman 
-mən
1
: one who travels outside the earth's atmosphere
2
: a visitor to earth from outer space
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There is a gigantic 5-lane slide, a huge 25 ft. tall inflatable alien at the center of three bottomless ball pits, and a giant spaceman jumping around the moon base.
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
In 1968, Major Anders — along with Col. Frank Borman, who like Major Anders was in the Air Force, and Capt. James A. Lovell Jr. of the Navy — was part of the first group of spacemen to leave the bounds of Earth’s orbit.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Kononenko logged his 1,000th day in space across five flights Tuesday, underscoring his title as the world's most experienced spaceman, 220 days beyond the previous mark of 879 days set by cosmonaut Gennady Padalka in 2015.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 June 2024
Over the next 44 hours, the five spacemen took turns visiting with one another, conducting scientific experiments and holding a joint news conference before separating.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 13 July 2024
In 1968, Major Anders — along with Col. Frank Borman, who like Major Anders was in the Air Force, and Capt. James A. Lovell Jr. of the Navy — was part of the first group of spacemen to leave the bounds of Earth’s orbit.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 8 June 2024
Kononenko logged his 1,000th day in space across five flights Tuesday, underscoring his title as the world's most experienced spaceman, 220 days beyond the previous mark of 879 days set by cosmonaut Gennady Padalka in 2015.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 5 June 2024
Over the next 44 hours, the five spacemen took turns visiting with one another, conducting scientific experiments and holding a joint news conference before separating.
—Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 18 Mar. 2024
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spaceman
noun
space·man
ˈspā-ˌsman
-smən
1
: one who travels outside the earth's atmosphere
2
: a visitor to earth from outer space
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