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Tom Brosz — 10/6/2003 3:11:26 PM (archived)

I can't figure out why the perfectly good universal word "astronaut" somehow became exclusive American property. Why can't they ALL be "astronauts?"

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October 15th? - Raoul - 10/5/2003 4:25:26 PM
- 14 orbits! - Tom Brosz - 10/9/2003 4:36:19 PM
- Not just 1 orbit. - Delbert - 10/9/2003 3:16:01 PM
  - re: Not just 1 orbit. - Raoul - 10/10/2003 10:30:16 AM
    - Number of orbits - Nick Hoffman - 10/10/2003 3:17:19 PM
- I refuse to call them that. Tell them to think up another name. (n/t) - Tom Brosz - 10/6/2003 3:47:05 AM
  - re: Sorry but - Raoul - 10/6/2003 9:30:43 AM
  - re: Sorry but - Raoul - 10/6/2003 9:30:33 AM
    - Astronaut - Tom Brosz - 10/6/2003 3:11:26 PM
      - re: Astronaut - Nick Hoffman - 10/6/2003 11:10:02 PM
        
        re: Astronaut - Delbert - 10/7/2003 1:17:41 AM
        
        Local terminology - Nick Hoffman - 10/7/2003 8:33:51 AM
      - re: Astronaut !!! LOL ! - Raoul - 10/6/2003 4:22:12 PM
        
        From Space Earth is a heavenly body (n/t) - gbaikie - 10/6/2003 4:48:22 PM
        
        We are all astronauts... - Raoul - 10/6/2003 7:22:57 PM
- Who knows? - JonClarke - 10/5/2003 10:45:05 PM
- re: October 15th? - Nick Hoffman - 10/5/2003 4:39:07 PM
  - re: Confirmed - Raoul - 10/8/2003 8:26:11 AM
    - re: Confirmed?? 1 orbit or 1 day? - Delbert - 10/8/2003 2:44:58 PM
      - However....... - Delbert - 10/8/2003 3:25:56 PM
        
        re: However.......looks like 90 minutes ... 1 orbit. - Delbert - 10/8/2003 3:28:31 PM

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