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

Crew-12 marks the first spaceflight for mission specialist Sophie Adenot and pilot Jack Hathaway, both of whom have test pilot backgrounds.

From Science Daily

Commander Jessica Meir and mission specialist Andrey Fedyaev are each flying for the second time.

From Science Daily

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