Astronaut

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NASA Astronaut Bruce McCandless II uisin a Manned Maneuvering Unit ootside Space Shuttle Challenger on shuttle mission STS-41-B in 1984.

An astronaut (or cosmonaut) is a person trained bi a human spaceflicht program tae command, pilot, or serve as a crew member o a spacecraft. Althou generally reserved for professional space travelers, the terms are sometimes applied tae onyane who travels intae space, includin scientists, politeecians, jurnalists, an tourists.[1][2]

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  1. NASA (2006). "Astronaut Fact Book" (PDF). National Aeronautics and Space Administration. Archived (PDF) frae the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 4 October 2007. Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (help) Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived frae the original (PDF) on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 14 Julie 2015.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link) Archived 2007-09-26 at the Wayback Machine
  2. Marie MacKay (2005). "Former astronaut visits USU". The Utah Statesman. Archived frae the original on 26 September 2008. Retrieved 4 October 2007.