spacewoman

[speys-woom-uhn]

noun

plural

spacewomen 

1. a woman astronaut.

Gender Note

See -woman.

Word History and Origins

Origin of spacewoman¹

First recorded in 1960–65; space(man) + -woman

Example Sentences

Now a feature-length documentary called Spacewoman, which chronicles her trailblazing career, looks set to change that.

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She became the world’s oldest spacewoman and most experienced female spacewalker following her launch last November.

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She’s returning with multiple other records: world’s oldest spacewoman, at age 57, and most experienced female spacewalker, with 10.

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This Orion — serial number 001 — lacked seats, cockpit displays and life-support equipment, but brought along bundles of toys and memorabilia: bits of moon dust; the crew patch worn by Sally Ride, America’s first spacewoman; a Capt. James Kirk doll owned by “Star Trek” actor William Shatner.

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It was 1963 when Russia launched the world’s first spacewoman, Valentina Tereshkova, beating America by two full decades, and 1984 when it flew the first world’s female spacewalker, Svetlana Savitskaya.

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