Astronaut - Wikipedia
WEBAn 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 aboard a spacecraft.
Astronaut | Definition, Facts, & Training | Britannica
WEBAug 18, 2024 · Astronaut, designation, derived from the Greek words for ‘star’ and ‘sailor,’ commonly applied in the West to an individual who has flown in outer space. As of 2022, 587 individuals from 41 countries had gone into orbit; 518 of these space fliers were men and 69 were women.
Astronauts - NASA
WEBAug 30, 2024 · Astronauts. The 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.
Neil Armstrong | Biography, Education, Moon Landing, & Facts
WEBAug 21, 2024 · Neil Armstrong was an American astronaut and the first person to set foot on the Moon. After joining the space program in 1962, he became the command pilot of Gemini 8, which completed the first manual space docking maneuver.
Neil Armstrong ‑ Biography, Training & Moon Landing - HISTORY
WEBSep 26, 2023 · Neil Armstrong (1930‑2012) was a U.S. astronaut who became the first human to walk on the moon on July 20, 1969, as part of the Apollo 11 mission.
Active Astronauts - NASA
WEBSep 4, 2024 · Neil Armstrong was the first man to walk on the moon. John H. Glenn, Jr. was the first American to Orbit the Earth. Sally K. Ride was the first American woman in space. Guion S. Bluford, Jr. was the first African American astronaut. Alan B. Shepard, Jr. was the first American in space.
Astronaut Selection Program - NASA
WEBAug 30, 2024 · To date, NASA has selected 360 astronaut candidates to fly on its increasingly challenging missions to explore space. More are needed to see the space station into its third decade of science in low-Earth orbit and propel exploration forward as part of the Artemis missions and beyond.
NASA's Artemis II Astronauts - The New York Times
WEBApr 3, 2023 · HOUSTON — For the first time in more than half a century, NASA has named a crew of astronauts headed to the moon. Humans have not ventured more than a few hundred miles off the planet since the...
NASA will bring stranded astronauts back on SpaceX - NPR
WEBAug 24, 2024 · Boeing’s Starliner will come back to Earth empty, and the two astronauts who took it up into orbit on a test flight will return in a capsule built by a competing company, SpaceX. The long ...
Boeing Starliner astronaut: We ‘ran out of time’ | CNN
WEB6 days ago · NASA astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore, who served on Boeing’s Starliner crewed test flight, reflects on the decision to send Starliner home empty and leave them in space.