American astronaut and Soviet cosmonauts

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• astronaut — /as treuh nawt , not /, n. a person engaged in or trained for spaceflight. [1925 30; ASTRO + (AERO)NAUT, prob. via F astronaute; see ASTRONAUTICAL] * * * Person trained to pilot a spacecraft, operate any of its systems, or conduct research aboard …   Universalium

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• Thomas Patten Stafford — Infobox Astronaut name =Thomas Patten Stafford type =NASA Astronaut status =Retired nationality =American date birth =birth date and age|1930|09|17 place birth =Weatherford, Oklahoma occupation =Test Pilot rank =Lieutenant General, USAF selection …   Wikipedia

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