cosmonaut
noun
cos·mo·naut
ˈkäz-mə-ˌnȯt 
-ˌnät
: an astronaut of the Soviet or Russian space program
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Its four crew members are NASA astronauts Commander Matthew Dominick, Pilot Michael Barratt, Mission Specialist Jeanette Epps and Roscosmos cosmonaut Mission Specialist Alexander Grebenkin.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2024
Wilmore and Williams are living on the ISS with seven crew members who were already stationed there: NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matt Dominick, Tracy Dyson and Jeanette Epps, and Russian cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin and Oleg Kononenko.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 24 June 2024
SpaceX began flying astronauts aboard Crew Dragon ships in 2020 and has now carried 50 astronauts, cosmonauts and civilians into orbit in 13 flights.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 31 May 2024
Alice and Jo are both able to hear the plea for help from the female cosmonaut, and Alice identifies her as the Valya, both alive and dead.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 8 July 2024
Wilmore and Williams are living on the ISS with seven crew members who were already stationed there: NASA astronauts Michael Barratt, Matt Dominick, Tracy Dyson and Jeanette Epps, and Russian cosmonauts Nikolai Chub, Alexander Grebenkin and Oleg Kononenko.
—Denise Chow, NBC News, 24 June 2024
SpaceX began flying astronauts aboard Crew Dragon ships in 2020 and has now carried 50 astronauts, cosmonauts and civilians into orbit in 13 flights.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 31 May 2024
Alice and Jo are both able to hear the plea for help from the female cosmonaut, and Alice identifies her as the Valya, both alive and dead.
—Erin Qualey, Vulture, 6 Mar. 2024
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cosmonaut
noun
cos·mo·naut
ˈkäz-mə-ˌnȯt
-ˌnät
: a Soviet or Russian astronaut
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