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Walkleycarol | 18:29 Thu 06th Oct 2005 | Science
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Why are astronauts called Astronauts?
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http://davesastroautographs.mysite.wanadoo-members.co.uk /page6.html

18:40 Thu 06th Oct 2005
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Sorry the link doesn't work but it basically says that astronaut derives from the greek words for ''space sailor''
18:42 Thu 06th Oct 2005
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Cosmonauts was taken.
19:19 Thu 06th Oct 2005
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They're really "star sailors" from the Greek words 'astron' = star and 'nautes' = sailor.
20:49 Thu 06th Oct 2005
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They used to call them 'farmer' but people felt it was unsuited to their role (spaceflight as opposed to tilling the land, rockets not tractors, etc etc). You get me?
22:15 Thu 06th Oct 2005

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