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a human packed into a tin can and dared to outrun gravity itself.
means a person trained to travel and work in outer space, beyond Earth's atmosphere.
from From Greek 'astron' (star) joined to 'nautēs' (sailor) — literally a 'star-sailor,' modeled on 'aeronaut,' the earlier word for balloonists who sailed the air. The term floated around in early-20th-century science fiction before NASA made it the official job title; the Soviets, sailing the same void, preferred 'cosmonaut' — 'sailor of the cosmos' — for the same brave fool in a can.
- taller in space
- Spines stretch up to two inches in microgravity
- daily sunrise
- ISS crew sees sixteen sunrises every day
- smell of space
- Returning suits reek of seared steak and metal
- job hazard
- Tears float as blobs and won't fall
- rare club
- Fewer than 700 humans have ever left Earth
yuri gagarin — first human in space, april 12, 1961, soviet union
neil armstrong — first human on the moon, apollo 11, july 20, 1969
valentina tereshkova — first woman in space, june 16, 1963, soviet union
john glenn — first american to orbit earth, friendship 7, february 20, 1962