Sentence examples for term astronaut from inspiring English sources

Mr. Garriott is the sixth person to become what NASA calls a spaceflight participant — the space agency frowns on using the term "astronaut" for people who haven't been selected and trained for the program.

In this work we have compared the pattern of DNA fragmentation (in the size range 1 5700 kbp) induced in human fibroblasts by γ-rays with that induced by Fe ions with an energy of 115 MeV/u; Fe ions are considered of biological significance for radiation protection issues during long term astronauts' travels.

The ALTEA (Anomalous Long Term Effects in Astronauts) project is aimed at the study of the transient and long term effects of cosmic particles on the astronauts' cerebral functions.

We present here the energy spectra relative to different geomagnetic regions as measured by the ALTEA (Anomalous Long Term Effects on Astronauts) detector in the International Space Station – USLab from August 2006 to July 2007.

They would not be "astronauts"—a term Mr Tietz avoids but "industrial operators" with the rugged-individualist spirit of wildcatters.

Cancer is an important long-term risk for astronauts exposed to protons and high-energy charged particles during travel and residence on asteroids, the moon, and other planets.

Lawmakers on Capitol Hill are calling on NASA Administrator Dan Goldin to cancel plans for further long-term stays by astronauts on Mir until the agency certifies that the station meets or exceeds U.S. safety standards.

This term refers to the sensation astronauts have when given the opportunity to look down and view the Earth as a whole.

This clear, colourful word mat uses images and text to help pupils spell key terms such as telescope, scientist and astronaut.

We believe that courage is a term best saved for firefighters or astronauts.

Becoming an astronaut is still the long-term plan, whatever her teachers are telling her.