2007-05-02 14:53:43 · 8 answers · asked by gehonney 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Astronomy & Space
Only the country he/she comes from. Early on, the Russian called their space travelers cosmonauts, while Americans called their astronauts.
2007-05-02 14:57:18 · answer #1 · answered by Vincent G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is simple really: the Soviets or Russians had cosmonauts and the USA or the Americans had the astronauts. The former were from the socialist and communistic nation and the latter were from the democratic free world.
2007-05-02 22:01:52 · answer #2 · answered by Ariel 128 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
An Astronaut is American, and a cosmonaut is Russian.
2007-05-02 22:58:10 · answer #3 · answered by pce20000 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a cosmonaut is an astronaut in the space programs of russia and the former soviet union and an astronaut is a person trained to travel and perform tasks in space
2007-05-02 22:01:03 · answer #4 · answered by Dr. Eddie 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
A astronaut is a american '' Aka space dude'' And a cosmonaut is a russian ''space dude''
2007-05-02 22:10:28 · answer #5 · answered by Michael 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
astronaut=an American
cosmonaut= Russian
2007-05-02 22:41:19 · answer #6 · answered by Mr. Smith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
NASA calls its employees "astronauts", and Russian calls its space pilots "cosmonauts".
The difference is which country pays your salary.
2007-05-02 21:58:26 · answer #7 · answered by Randy G 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2007-05-02 22:21:32 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋