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 …

Sep 22, 2025 · 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 …

Oct 1, 2025 · 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 …

The meaning of ASTRONAUT is a person whose profession is to travel beyond the earth's atmosphere; broadly : any person who travels beyond the earth's atmosphere.

Sep 22, 2025 · NASA on Monday introduced the 10 people who will join the agency’s astronaut corps as it races to return humans to the moon.

Sep 22, 2025 · The four men and six women will report to NASA in January to begin two years of basic spaceflight training.

Apr 25, 2025 · Some brave explorers travel across oceans; others blast off into space. This list of famous astronauts celebrates the pioneers of space exploration — those who took "one giant …

Sep 23, 2025 · The new selection of NASA astronauts will spend two years in training before becoming eligible for flight assignments.

This is an alphabetical list of astronauts, people selected to train for a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. For a list of everyone who has …

Sep 22, 2025 · NASA will announce the first class of astronauts in four years who could one day be eligible for missions to the moon and Mars.