rocketmen
Pilots of spacecraft
Rocketmen is the plural of rocketman—someone who works with rockets, whether designing, building, or piloting them.
The term evokes mid-twentieth-century space age imagery: astronauts, test pilots, rocket scientists.
It appears in science fiction and popular culture, notably Elton John's "Rocket Man," depicting a lonely astronaut as a working-class spacefarer.
Venturing outside a spacecraft
- orbitCurved celestial path
- cosmonautRussian orbital traveler
- spacesuitPressurized garment for vacuum
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
ISS · zero-gravity · spacecraft · mission · capsule · commander · pilot · launchpad
Boldness before danger
- valorCourage in danger
- courageFortitude facing danger
- fortitudeEnduring courage under pain
- daringAdventurous courage
boldness · fearlessness · intrepidity · resolve · tenacity · perseverance · sacrifice · duty
Force driving movement forward
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- thrustForceful forward motion
- fuelEnergy source material
oxidizer · staging · guidance · avionics · telemetry · payload · turbopump · gimbal
Those who open territory
- pathfindersThose who discover routes
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
- GoddardRocketry founding figure
Gagarin · Armstrong · Glenn · Shepard · mavericks · daredevils · barnstormers · experimenters
spacewalk
Venturing outside a spacecraft
NASA · ISS · zero-gravity · spacecraft · mission · capsule · commander · pilot · launchpad · reentry
bravery
Boldness before danger
daring · boldness · fearlessness · intrepidity · resolve · tenacity · perseverance · sacrifice · duty · glory
propulsion
Force driving movement forward
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- thrustForceful forward motion
fuel · oxidizer · staging · guidance · avionics · telemetry · payload · turbopump · gimbal · throttle
trailblazers
Those who open territory
- pathfindersThose who discover routes
- innovatorsCreators of novel things
- visionariesThose who anticipate change
Goddard · Gagarin · Armstrong · Glenn · Shepard · mavericks · daredevils · barnstormers · experimenters · hobbyists
sci-fi
Futuristic fiction, abbreviated
retro-futurism · space-age · Tintin · B-movie · matinee · adventure · fantasy · nostalgia · Americana
rocketmenground crew
Aircraft support personnel
sailors · submariners · miners · pedestrians · drivers
rocketmencavemen
Prehistoric cave-dwelling humans
horsemen · oarsmen · foot soldiers · plowmen · wheelwrights