A Russian or Soviet astronaut.
[Russian kosmonaut : Greek kosmos, universe + Greek nautēs, sailor.]
cosmonaut
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cos·mo·naut (kŏz'mə-nôt')  |
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cosmonaut
A crew member of a space mission launched by the former Soviet Union.
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From our Archives: Today's Highlights, March 18, 2006
On this date in 1965, cosmonaut Aleksei Leonov took the first walk in space. The pilot of Voskhod 2, Leonov spent about 12 minutes outside the spaceship, walking up to five meters (16.4 ft.) away from the craft. While he was outside, Leonov's spacesuit had inflated so much that he was unable to reenter the capsule until after he had released some of the air. After overcoming a few other problems, the crew's capsule landed back on Earth in the Ural Mountains; they waited overnight for a rescue team, surrounded by wolves.
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Dansk (Danish)
n. - kosmonaut, astronaut
Français (French)
n. - cosmonaute
Deutsch (German)
n. - Kosmonaut, Weltraumfahrer
Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - κοσμοναύτης
Português (Portuguese)
n. - cosmonauta (m) (f)
Español (Spanish)
n. - cosmonauta
Svenska (Swedish)
n. - kosmonaut
中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
宇航员, 航天员
中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 宇航員, 太空人
العربيه (Arabic)
(الاسم) رائد الفضاء
עברית (Hebrew)
n. - טייס-חלל, קוסמונאוט
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March 18, 2006
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- the insane mistrust, not just for people but between countries." Aleksei Leonov
