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astronaut
  1. A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.
    1. An American space traveler, when contrasted against equivalent terms from other countries such as cosmonaut and taikonaut.
  2. (Hong Kong) A returnee who frequently flies back and forth between Hong Kong and his/her adopted home country.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “Also it is usually necessary to have airlocks and space suits for astronaut egresses.”
      “The Russian cosmonaut and the American astronaut today took care of a little maintenance outside the Space Station.”
      “Apollo Telescope Mount front end at the moment of film retrieval by astronaut.”
astronautics
  1. Navigation through space.
  2. The science and technology of spaceflight.
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  4. Examples:
    1. “He then earned a master of science degree in aeronautics and astronautics from Stanford University.”
      “This award recognises the extraordinary performance and achievement by teams of scientists, engineers and managers in the field of astronautics.”
      “At MIT, he graduated with highest honors in aeronautics and astronautics as well as in science, technology, and society.”
astronavigation
  1. (nautical) Navigation by using the positions of the stars and other heavenly bodies
  2. (science fiction) Navigation through space
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  4. Examples:
    1. “The Massachussets Institute of Technology was the obvious place for NASA to look for help in Apollo's astronavigation problems.”
      “However, despite taking the astronavigation exam on numerous occasions, Mr R has had no success with this approach.”
      “The cardinal principle of astronavigation is to keep far away from gravitational maelstroms.”
astronavigator
  1. One who performs astronavigation; an astronaut or space pilot.
  2. Examples:
    1. “The astronavigator normally sits at the desk behind the pilot and co-pilot stations.”
      “She also realized the job went to folks with money and status and directed her efforts to becoming an astronavigator.”
astronautte
  1. (rare, dated) A female astronaut. [1960s and 1970s]
astronavigators
  1. plural of astronavigator
astronauttes
  1. plural of astronautte
astronauts
  1. plural of astronaut
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  3. Examples:
    1. “Background information on the astronauts filtered in, and your heart ached for the families of those who were lost.”
      “Once in space, astronauts must adapt to microgravity, a nearly weightless environment.”
      “The large viewing windows will provide the astronauts with a view of the Earth quite unlike any other.”
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