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 | | An astronaut, cosmonaut ({{lang-ruкоÑмонаÌвÑ}}), spationaut or taikonaut ({{zh-cpc=太空人p=tà ikÅng rén}}) is a person who travels into space, or who makes a career of doing so. |
 | | For the most part, "cosmonaut" and "astronaut" are synonyms in all languages, and the usage of choice is often dictated by political reasons. |
 | | The first astronauts, both in the U.S. and USSR, tended to be jet fighter pilots, often test pilots, from military backgrounds. |
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