"cosmonaut" is the Russian version of an "astronaut". "Cosmo", "astro", and "naut" are all Greek roots meaning "world", "star", and "sailor". So, the question is mostly irrelevant, as the terms are English incarnations of strung together Greek terms. So, a literal meaning of "cosmonaut" is "world sailor", and "astronaut" "star sailor". Thus, both are fitting terms for someone going to outer space.
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.
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.
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Astronaut, like Cosmonaut, has a Greek root not a Latin one. It derives from the words Astro (Star) and Nautes (Sailor).
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"cosmonaut" is the correct spelling.
The cosmonaut traveled to the International Space Station for a research mission.
the Russian wor for an astronaut. they call them cosmonaut.
Cosmonaut Keep was created in 2002.
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 - album - was created on 2010-12-15.
Some examples of Cosmonaut space labs include Mir and Tiangong.