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A member of the crew of a spaceship or other spacecraft that travels beyond Earth's atmosphere, or someone trained to serve that purpose.

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A returnee who frequently flies back and forth between Hong Kong and his/her adopted home country.

The Russian astronauts are all trained to carry out commands sent from the ground.

The training program accustoms astronauts to the vastly different environments they will encounter in space.

In 1998, Omega designed the Speedmaster X-33 to NASA's strict qualifications, and has since become the official watch of the International Space Station, as well as standard equipment for all astronauts and cosmonauts.

Godlas says astronauts could force water between their two hands and then moisten the body during a minor ablution.

Apollo astronauts who forced NASA to design a window into the capsule, at a very high cost.

The launch took place on January 28, 1986, killing all 7 astronauts.

For every 30,000 people who apply to become astronauts, NASA accept 30.

The world's most powerful rocket, Saturn V, was built to launch the Apollo spacecraft, which carried three astronauts.

So they built Hubble in a way that allowed astronauts to go there and pull out old stuff and out in the new.

How many former astronauts have you honored now Jeff.

One day, it might be a catchy wake-up tune for shuttle astronauts.

If athletes get athlete's foot, do astronauts get mistletoe?

Walk through a full scale mock-up of the Space Station and experience the surroundings which are home for the astronauts.

Most of these stereo views were created from photos and images returned by NASA astronauts and unmanned space probes.

Many of the astronauts have found that view a profoundly spiritual experience.

Recognizing a promotional opportunity, the NASA official accompanying the astronauts agreed and told an underling to get a tape recorder.

Their reward was a session in a weightless environment aboard a parabolic flight which is normally used to train astronauts.

The concept of memory foam beds was made famous by Tempurpedic, who claim that the material used in their beds--visco elastic foam--was the same material originally used to cushion astronauts.

In the 1970s, he discovered that space suits, due to the electric heating and cooling lines that run through them, would become crimped when astronauts tried to walk in them.

Aspiring young astronauts will love this adventure, as will adults looking for a change of pace at the parks.

The remains of the astronauts are buried beneath a monument at Arlington cemetery.

A space shuttle needs astronauts and other important items in order to function at full capacity.

Extra astronauts are available in the accessories and would be a good idea if more than one child will be playing with the shuttle at a time.

Today, jumpsuits are used in a variety of professions, ranging from pilots and astronauts to motorcar racers and speed skaters.

Your kids will spend hours exploring this educational site and may consider becoming part time astronauts themselves!

In 1965 NASA chose Omega watches as their official watches, and since then Omega watches have kept time for several astronauts on space missions, including trips to the moon.

They are also known as moonwalks because the way users bounce is reminiscent of the famous images of astronauts walking weightlessly on the moon.

Lost in Space, Time Tunnel, and a sitcom about astronauts trapped back in the stone age all were contemporaries of Star Trek.

Television crews reported around the clock on the progress of the astronauts as the United States held its collective breath for the crew's safe return.

Also the metal spacecraft protected the astronauts from most of the radiation.

Apollo-Soyuz Test Project - Explains the goals and accomplishments of the first meeting in space of soviet cosmonauts and American astronauts.

That's why the astronauts wore dosimeters to measure the actual exposure.

Some children want to dress up as doctors, pirates, nurses, firemen, policemen, astronauts, and the like.