spaceman
Vacuum suit wearer
A spaceman is an astronaut—someone who travels beyond Earth's atmosphere.
The term sounds slightly dated or informal compared to astronaut, often appearing in children's books, science fiction, or nostalgic contexts: He dreamed of becoming a spaceman.
It can also describe fictional or generic space travelers rather than actual NASA personnel.
Curved celestial path
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- ISSOrbiting multinational research facility
- rocketPropulsion-driven spacecraft
capsule · mission · zero-gravity · shuttle · launch · reentry · cosmonaut · taikonaut
Organized exploratory journey
- discoveryAct of finding something
- frontierEdge of settlement
- unchartedNot yet documented
- voyageJourney by sea
exploration · pioneer · trailblazer · pathfinder · adventure · quest · navigate · unknown
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
black hole · supernova · cosmology · dark matter · wormhole · cosmic rays · event horizon · asteroid
Futuristic fiction, abbreviated
- pulpSoft wet mass
- ray gunFictional beam-emitting weapon
- flying saucerDisc-shaped alien vehicle
- rocket shipPropelled vehicle for space
B-movie · Flash Gordon · Buck Rogers · Jetsons · vintage · atomic age · UFO · little green men
orbit
Curved celestial path
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- ISSOrbiting multinational research facility
rocket · capsule · mission · zero-gravity · shuttle · launch · reentry · cosmonaut · taikonaut · moonwalk
expedition
Organized exploratory journey
voyage · exploration · pioneer · trailblazer · pathfinder · adventure · quest · navigate · unknown · boldly go
universe
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- starsLuminous celestial bodies
interstellar · black hole · supernova · cosmology · dark matter · wormhole · cosmic rays · event horizon · asteroid · comet
sci-fi
Futuristic fiction, abbreviated
- pulpSoft wet mass
- ray gunFictional beam-emitting weapon
- flying saucerDisc-shaped alien vehicle
rocket ship · B-movie · Flash Gordon · Buck Rogers · Jetsons · vintage · atomic age · UFO · little green men · comic book
- astronautsastronaut, cosmonaut, taikonaut, cosmonauts, spacewalker
- pretend playmake believe, pretend, pretend play, dress-up, dollhouse
- Avatarsprofile picture, default avatar, custom character, virtual model, selfie
- Among Usimpostor, crewmate, sus, vent, emergency meeting
spacemanearthling
Inhabitant of this planet
landsman · landlubber · deep-sea diver · submariner · miner