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Cosmonaut
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kosmonaut
an astronaut from Russia or the former Soviet Union
Voorbeeld
Cosmonauts aboard the International Space Station conduct scientific experiments in microgravity.
Russian cosmonauts train extensively at the Yuri Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center before space missions.
The Soviet Union launched several successful cosmonaut missions during the Space Race with the United States.
Yuri Gagarin was the first cosmonaut to orbit the Earth in 1961.
Valentina Tereshkova was the first woman cosmonaut to travel to space in 1963.
