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astronaut

noun · /AS-truh-nawt/

An astronaut is a person who is trained to travel and work in space. Astronauts may fly in rockets, live on space stations, and study things beyond Earth.

In a sentence

  • "The astronaut floated gently inside the space station like a balloon."
  • "Maya wore a shiny helmet and pretended she was an astronaut walking on the Moon."

Books where you'll see it

  • Mousetronaut
    Mark Kelly
  • Mae Among the Stars
    Roda Ahmed
  • The Darkest Dark
    Chris Hadfield
  • I Am Neil Armstrong
    Brad Meltzer
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