Astronaut - Wikipedia
An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek ἄστρον (astron), meaning 'star', and ναύτης (nautes), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program …
Astronaut | Definition, Facts, & Training | Britannica
3 days ago · Astronaut, designation, derived from the Greek words for ‘star’ and ‘sailor,’ commonly applied in the West to an individual who has flown in outer space. As of 2022, 587 …
Astronauts - NASA
Sep 22, 2025 · The term “astronaut” derives from the Greek words meaning “star sailor,” and refers to all who have been launched as crew members aboard NASA spacecraft bound for …
ASTRONAUT Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster
The meaning of ASTRONAUT is a person whose profession is to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere; broadly : any person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere.
China sends its youngest astronaut and four black mice to ...
Nov 1, 2025 · China’s Shenzhou-21 space rocket and its crew including the youngest member of its astronaut corps blasted off on Friday atop a Long March-2F rocket from the Jiuquan …
Anca Faur death: Buzz Aldrin's wife dies at 66 - USA TODAY
Oct 30, 2025 · Anca Faur Aldrin, wife of NASA astronaut Buzz Aldrin, dies at 66. What to know Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin, the second man to walk on the moon, married chemical …
List of astronauts by name - Wikipedia
This is an alphabetical list of astronauts, people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. For a list of everyone who has …