I wouldn't trade my dad for a cosmonaut! I'm pretty sure that it was a cosmonaut that was the first to orbit the Earth.
космонавт (Anglecized . . . 'Cosmonaut')
A cosmonaut would come from Russia. The term "cosmonaut" is used specifically for Russian astronauts, while "astronaut" is used for astronauts from other countries.
He was a Russian cosmonaut and the first man into space in April 1961
Cosmonaut or astronaut.
I wouldn't trade my dad for a cosmonaut! I'm pretty sure that it was a cosmonaut that was the first to orbit the Earth.
Cosmonaut is the conventional English term for a Russian astronaut, but the terms astronaut and cosmonaut are considered interchangeable. Cosmonaut derives from the Greek for universe + sailor.The Soviet [Russian] cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin has the distinction of having been the first human in space and the first to orbit, orbiting the Earth in 1961.
космонавт (Anglecized . . . 'Cosmonaut')
astronaut
The first man in space was the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
A cosmonaut is another term for an astronaut. Generally, the term "cosmonaut" is used only for astronauts associated with the Soviet or Russian space program.
astronaut cosmonaut
A cosmonaut would come from Russia. The term "cosmonaut" is used specifically for Russian astronauts, while "astronaut" is used for astronauts from other countries.
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on 12 April 1961.
Uri Gagarin
Georgi Ivanov
Cosmonaut or astronaut.