spacefarer
Voyager among stars
A spacefarer is someone who travels in space—an astronaut, cosmonaut, or any crew member of a spacecraft.
The term echoes older words like seafarer, suggesting adventure and exploration beyond Earth: The spacefarers returned after six months aboard the station.
Spacefaring as an adjective describes civilizations or nations capable of space travel.
Spacecraft crew member
- cosmonautRussian orbital traveler
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- navigationDetermining position and course
frontier · starship · probe · mission · voyage · trajectory · orbit · landing
Spacecraft crew member
- cosmonautRussian orbital traveler
- taikonautChinese space traveler
- crewmemberPerson staffing a vessel
- commanderPerson with authority over others
Person inhabiting new territory
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
- homesteaderOne who settles wilderness land
terraformer · outpost · frontier · vanguard · charter · settlement · expansion
astronaut
Spacecraft crew member
- cosmonautRussian orbital traveler
- expeditionOrganized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
navigation · frontier · starship · probe · mission · voyage · trajectory · orbit · landing · rendezvous
astronaut
Spacecraft crew member
- cosmonautRussian orbital traveler
- taikonautChinese space traveler
- crewmemberPerson staffing a vessel
commander · pilot · NASA · ESA · training · certification · spacesuit
colonist
Person inhabiting new territory
- settlerOne who colonizes territory
- trailblazerFirst to forge ahead
- pathfinderOne who discovers routes
homesteader · terraformer · outpost · frontier · vanguard · charter · settlement · expansion
interstellar
Between celestial bodies
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- cosmosOrderly totality of existence
universe · starfield · supernova · quasar · wormhole · celestial · void · lightyear · stellar · galactic
spacefarerearthbound
Confined to terra firma
landlubber · earthling · groundling · terrestrial · earthman