mission specialist

American  

noun

U.S. Aerospace.

1. the crew member of a space shuttle who is assigned primary responsibility for carrying out operations related to the payload of the shuttle.

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Etymology

Origin of mission specialist

First recorded in 1975–80

Example Sentences

Artemis II's crew of four includes Nasa's commander Reid Wiseman, pilot Victor Glover and mission specialist Christina Koch.

From BBC

A second mission specialist, Jeremy Hansen of the Canadian Space Agency, will also be on board.

From BBC

Mission specialist Christina Koch explained that the astronauts would be able to study the lunar surface in exquisite detail for a full three hours.

From BBC

Mission specialist Renata Rojas, who helped with the doomed trip as a volunteer, testified before the US Coast Guard on her interaction with the crew before the sub descended.

From BBC

Mission specialist Sarah Gillis also is an operations specialist at SpaceX who oversees the company’s astronaut training program.

From Los Angeles Times