Astronaut Chris Hadfield Shares Rare Shuttle Booster Separation Video

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 to serve as a. 2 days agoastronaut, designation, derived from the greek words for “star” and “sailor,” commonly applied to an individual who has flown in outer space. More specifically, in the west, astronaut refers.

3 days agothe 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 orbit and beyond. 3 days agoa spacex capsule carrying four astronauts arrived at the international space station on saturday, bringing the orbiting laboratory back to full staff after a month of operating with a skeleton . This list of famous astronauts celebrates the pioneers of space exploration — those who took "one giant leap".

3 days agoa lonely nasa astronaut, left behind on the international space station following an unprecedented medical evacuation last month, is due to get some company following the successful. 4 days agonasa and spacex launched four astronauts to the international space station (iss) on friday, replacing a crew that left early in the first medical evacuation in the station's history.