RIP John Glenn :(

[VaPaL]

32 minutes ago, Matuchkin said:

Isn't Cosmonaut and Astronaut the exact same thing?

Yes, my understanding is that cosmonaut is astronaut in russian, but for some reason, instead of treating it as a trasnlation, it's treated as another thing.

But this is off topic. RIP John Glenn

[sevenperforce]

Cosmonaut means "universe sailor"; astronaut means "star sailor". Not really much of a difference, except that IIRC the Russians were trying to convey a sense of conquest while the Americans were trying to convey a sense of exploration.

Edited December 9, 2016 by sevenperforce

[Bill Phil]

It's my understanding that an astronaut is someone who is in an Astronaut Corps or has been awarded Astronaut Wings. Maybe the distinction is capitalization. An Astronaut.

[HoloYolo]

as·tro·naut

ˈastrəˌnôt/

noun

 

1. a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.

cos·mo·naut

ˈkäzməˌnôt,ˈkäzməˌnät/

noun

 

1. a Russian astronaut.

From Google itself. That should solve the problem. Remember, this is a John Glenn thread, not English class.

[Guest]

18 hours ago, razark said:

From The Right Stuff:

Yes, I meant to write "a" but was writing quickly.  

Edited December 9, 2016 by Guest
Fix formatting issue

[Bill Phil]

1 hour ago, HoloYolo said:

as·tro·naut

ˈastrəˌnôt/

noun

 

1. a person who is trained to travel in a spacecraft.

cos·mo·naut

ˈkäzməˌnôt,ˈkäzməˌnät/

noun

 

1. a Russian astronaut.

From Google itself. That should solve the problem. Remember, this is a John Glenn thread, not English class.

That doesn't solve anything, really. You are right though, this is not English class.

RIP John Glenn.

[ProtoJeb21]

On 12/8/2016 at 5:04 PM, LetsGoToMars! said:

As if 2016 was not bad enough already...

For exoplaneteers, astronomers, and meteorologists, 2016 was an amazing an interesting year.

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R.I.P John Glenn. [I feel terrible that I thought he died years ago, but only found out otherwise when he truly passed on]. Krakenspeed, Glenn. You will never been forgotten...

[HoloYolo]

1 hour ago, Bill Phil said:

That doesn't solve anything, really. You are right though, this is not English class.

RIP John Glenn.

You guys seem to have a problem with definitions so I figured I's just C+P them and stop the English arguments.

RIP in peace John Glenn.

[YNM]

My condolences to all who were concerned. May more men like him comes out in the future.

[Emperor of the Titan Squid]

I want to cry right now.