I here these often, but I don't understand the difference...
2006-11-05 13:58:53 · 9 answers · asked by Toki Tahmid 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Yes, astronaut is the US term, cosmonaut is the Soviet (Russian) term. Get used to hearing a new one too, Chinese astronauts are called "taikonauts", from the Chinese word for astronaut, taikongyuan.
2006-11-05 14:07:52 · answer #1 · answered by sofarsogood 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The same meanings: USA= Astronaut. Russia=Cosmonaut
2006-11-05 14:04:14 · answer #2 · answered by dodadz 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Astronaut american word 4 anyoe goin 2 space n Cosmonaut is Russian .
2016-05-22 02:34:48 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're the same thing. Americans call them astronauts and Russians call them cosmonauts.
2006-11-05 14:02:22 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The country he/she comes from. US people who went to space called themselves "astronaut", in the former Soviet Union, they decided to call themselves cosmonauts.
2006-11-05 14:04:31 · answer #5 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
America calls its spacemen "astronauts"
Russia calls its spacemen "cosmonauts"
The other big difference is in the chances of survival on any given flight :)
2006-11-05 14:01:47 · answer #6 · answered by Chug-a-Lug 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Not much. They are both equally nauts enough to strap themselves to a rocket that is then blasted off into space. The astros currently have a slightly better chance of surviving than the cosmos.
2006-11-05 18:27:10 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Two letters: "S.R."
The U.S. space program calls their "space pilots" astronauts.
The former U.S.S.R. space program called them cosmonauts.
2006-11-05 14:01:34 · answer #8 · answered by WindWalker10 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The only difference is from what country you come from, one is american and one is Russian. I'll let you figure out which is which.
2006-11-05 14:06:52 · answer #9 · answered by Marty 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋