🌐 Entity

Astronaut

Spacecraft crew member

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Space Safety (2)
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Government Oversight (1)
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Management Failures (1)
Commercial Spaceflight (1)

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NASA (3) · Boeing (3) · Starliner (3) · Astronauts (3) · Commercial Crew Program (2) · International Space Station (1) · Space Safety (1) · Mishap Investigation (1) · Space Mission Failure (1) · ISS (1) · Technical Issues (1) · Space Mission (1) · Technical Failures (1) · Management Issues (1)

📖 Key Information

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 commander or crew member of a spacecraft. Although generally reserved for professional space travelers, the term is sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and space tourists. In the United States, it is a designated term used by three agencies: NASA, the FAA, and the military.

📰 Related News (3)

🇺🇸 NASA report paints damning picture of Boeing mishap that stranded two astronauts in space (2026-02-19)
A NASA investigation of Boeing’s bungled 2024 flight to the International Space Station, which stranded two astronauts there, revealed rampant mistrus...
🇺🇸 NASA's new head criticizes Boeing, NASA for botched Starliner flight that left 2 astronauts stuck (2026-02-20)
NASA's new boss blasted both Boeing and his own space agency for the botched Starliner flight that left two astronauts stuck in space for months....
🇺🇸 NASA's new chief rebukes Boeing, space agency over problem-plagued Starliner mission (2026-02-19)
Astronauts Barry "Butch" Wilmore and Sunita Williams were expecting to spend eight to 10 days in space. They ended up remaining in orbit for 286 days...

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