The term "cosmonaut" was first used in 1955, before the launch of the first human-made satellite, Sputnik, by the Soviet Union in 1957. It is used to describe astronauts from Russia or former Soviet republics.
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.
kosmos meaning "universe" & nautes meaning "sailor"
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.
No Russian cosmonaut has landed on the moon. The first human to walk on the moon was American astronaut Neil Armstrong in 1969.
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')
kosmos meaning "universe" & nautes meaning "sailor"
astronaut
The first man in space was the Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.
astronaut cosmonaut
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.
Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin on 12 April 1961.
A cosmonaut would come from Russia. The term "cosmonaut" is used specifically for Russian astronauts, while "astronaut" is used for astronauts from other countries.
Georgi Ivanov
Uri Gagarin