Astronaut
Astronaut noun - A person trained to travel in a spacecraft.
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Synonyms for Astronaut
Rocket man and astronaut are semantically related. In some cases you can replace phrase "Rocket man" with "Astronaut", this terms are similar.
Nearby Word: astronautics
Rocket man
Astronaut and rocket man are semantically related. Sometimes you can replace term "Astronaut" with "Rocket man", this terms are similar.
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- In Rocket Man, the hero and his rival for the astronaut position are both placed in isolation chambers for psychological testing.
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It's a reference to Bradbury's short story "The Rocket Man", which ends with an astronaut's spaceship falling into the sun.
Source: Comic Book / All-Star Superman - When he was picked to fly to the International Space Station, Howard wanted a macho nickname among the astronaut group so he programmed Elton John's Rocket Man as his cellphone ringtone and had Raj call him while he was in a teleconference with real-life astronaut Mike Massimino.
Source: Embarrassing Nickname
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