How to Use astronaut in a Sentence

astronaut

noun
  • In the new study, the astronauts underwent a series of tests.
    Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 20 Nov. 2024
  • The food comes in dehydrated pouches that float in the air until the astronauts prepare them and eat them.
    Kc Baker, People.com, 29 Nov. 2024
  • Lovell, 38, a Navy captain, returned to earth with the most flight time recorded in the space log of any astronaut.
    San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Nov. 2022
  • Other ornaments feature an astronaut, stars, and moons.
    Katie Melynn, Peoplemag, 29 Nov. 2022
  • Snoopy, dressed as an astronaut, was followed by another old-time favorite, Papa Smurf.
    Arkansas Online, 25 Nov. 2022
  • Famed for its aviator glasses, the brand has outfitted pilots and astronauts across history.
    Matthew Medendorp, Travel + Leisure, 27 Nov. 2024
  • The author is a writer’s writer, copywriter and astronaut of the self who splits her time between Encinitas and Los Angeles.
    Sage Jessica Murphy, Los Angeles Times, 29 Nov. 2024
  • The length of the flight also bears weight on the astronauts.
    Katie Liu, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2023
  • The rocket will launch astronauts for the Artemis missions to the Moon.
    Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 May 2023
  • There is no rush to fly the astronauts home, NASA said.
    Christian Davenport, Washington Post, 25 June 2024
  • The astronaut puts water into the pack and swishes it around to mix the milk.
    The Arizona Republic, 29 Mar. 2024
  • So the astronaut comes back and looks for his wife and his family.
    Vulture, 17 July 2023
  • On May 8, over 24 hours after launch, the two astronauts will arrive at the ISS.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA TODAY, 6 May 2024
  • SpaceX hopes its new suits can be used one day by astronauts traveling to the Moon and Mars.
    Geoff Brumfiel, NPR, 12 Sep. 2024
  • This isn’t the first time a U.S. astronaut has had their stay extended.
    Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 9 Aug. 2024
  • About 20 years later, Sally Ride was the first woman in space — and the first gay astronaut.
    Elizabeth Berry, Woman's Day, 25 Jan. 2023
  • In the 80-minute space saga, Paul and Hartnett play astronauts aboard a spaceship on a six-year mission.
    Jackie Strause, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 June 2023
  • For one piece, Hodge sent Kerr an image with an astronaut in it.
    Robert Boyd, Chron, 16 May 2023
  • Like Space Toad, the plucky bat likely perished in its attempt to be the very first bat astronaut.
    Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 15 Apr. 2023
  • The Starship is designed to take astronauts and cargo to the Red Planet, the Moon, and beyond.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 11 Apr. 2023
  • Lastly, astronauts lost for eight months and then found a tomato in space.
    Li Goldstein, Bon Appétit, 15 Dec. 2023
  • There was a fire on the launchpad during the test that resulted in the deaths of all three astronauts inside.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 3 Dec. 2023
  • The astronauts’ paths to space couldn’t be more different.
    Marcia Dunn, al, 26 Aug. 2023
  • First will be a lunar fly-around with four astronauts, possibly before the end of the year.
    Marcia Dunn, Fortune, 8 Jan. 2024
  • The massive Starship rocket is the one that Elon Musk's space company plans to use to send astronauts to the moon and, at some point, to Mars.
    Harold Maass, The Week, 18 Apr. 2023
  • With scientists leading the way, astronauts scrambled around the crater floor, slopes and rim.
    Mike Bezemek, Smithsonian Magazine, 14 June 2023
  • For the United States, American astronauts have not set foot on the moon since the last Apollo mission in 1972.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 3 Apr. 2024
  • Matt Damon plays astronaut Mark Watney in the movie, who gets stranded on the planet.
    Ashlyn Messier, Fox News, 8 Aug. 2023
  • The energy dense, lightweight cells could extend the time astronauts can spend on space walks from four to eight hours.
    Emily Dreibelbis, PCMAG, 12 Sep. 2024
  • For the United States, American astronauts have not set foot on the moon since the last Apollo mission in 1972.
    Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 12 Aug. 2024

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