cosmonautics

American  

[koz-muh-naw-tiks, -not-iks] / ˌkɒz məˈnɔ tɪks, -ˈnɒt ɪks /

noun

(used with a singular verb)

1. astronautics, especially as applied to space flight.

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Etymology

Origin of cosmonautics

First recorded in 1945–50; cosmonaut, -ics

Example Sentences

The two leaders were due to head to the Vostochny Cosmodrome to mark Russia's annual Cosmonautics Day, commemorating the first manned space flight made in 1961 by the Russian Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin.

From Reuters

And for Andrey Ionin, a member of the Russian Academy of Cosmonautics who favors international projects, a new station would represent a step backward.

From Science Magazine

The album’s version of Rogozin’s “I Fly Above Russia” — with an accordion solo — was performed by folk icon Nikolay Rastorguyev in 2018 on Cosmonautics Day, a holiday marked by the type of patriotic-themed concerts that have grown increasingly popular in recent years.

From Washington Post

"Bykovsky belonged to the first generation of Soviet cosmonauts, who wrote many bright pages in the glorious history of Russian manned cosmonautics," officials at the Gagarin Cosmonaut Training Center in Star City said in a statement.

From BBC

I just reckon that when it comes to the field of human endeavour, and unshackling ourselves from what the father of cosmonautics, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky called “the cradle of humanity” in which we cannot live forever, the initiative of space exploration to unseen heights, farthest reaches and worlds beyond our world should perhaps be one of states, communities and united peoples, rather than just some rich guy.

From The Guardian