starman
Celestial voyager above
A starman is a person associated with the stars—an astronaut, a space traveler, or a celestial being in fiction and song.
The word evokes someone journeying through or arriving from outer space: The children's book featured a friendly starman from Mars.
David Bowie's 1972 song popularized the term as a figure of cosmic wonder and alien contact.
Starman glam rocker
- Space OddityGlam rock debut, 1969
- Major TomFictional stranded spaceman
- glam rockFlamboyant seventies musical style
- art rockExperimental, ambitious guitar-based music
androgyny · alter ego · icon · British · singer-songwriter · innovator · fashion · performance art
Pressurized garment for vacuum
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- cosmonautRussian orbital traveler
- taikonautChinese space traveler
orbit · ISS · microgravity · rocket · shuttle · spacecraft · capsule · mission
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
- space-timeFused dimensional framework
cosmology · astrophysics · celestial · supernova · quasar · light-year · constellation · extraterrestrial
David Bowie
Starman glam rocker
- Space OddityGlam rock debut, 1969
- Major TomFictional stranded spaceman
- glam rockFlamboyant seventies musical style
art rock · androgyny · alter ego · icon · British · singer-songwriter · innovator · fashion · performance art · pioneer
spacesuit
Pressurized garment for vacuum
- spacewalkVenturing outside a spacecraft
- NASAFederal space exploration bureau
- cosmonautRussian orbital traveler
taikonaut · orbit · ISS · microgravity · rocket · shuttle · spacecraft · capsule · mission · moonwalk
universe
Complete system or domain
- galaxyGravitationally bound stellar mass
- nebulaInterstellar gas formation
- interstellarBetween celestial bodies
space-time · cosmology · astrophysics · celestial · supernova · quasar · light-year · constellation · extraterrestrial · cosmic ray
legend
Unverified traditional tale
- OrionCelestial hunter figure
- constellationNamed pattern of celestial bodies
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
deity · celestial · immortal · Perseus · heavenly · Apollo · Icarus · ethereal · divine · transcendent
savior
One who rescues another
- protectorOne who safeguards others
- guardianProtective caretaker of another
- rescuerOne who saves others
champion · defender · messenger · hope · inspiration · wonder · awe · visitor · benevolent · guide
- astronautsastronaut, cosmonaut, taikonaut, cosmonauts, spaceman
starmanearthman
Human, from space's perspective
earthling · terrestrial · human · mortal · groundling
starmanearthbound
Confined to terra firma
grounded · terrestrial · mundane · subterranean · cave dweller
starmaneveryman
Ordinary representative person
common man · nobody · mere mortal · regular Joe · average person
man, star, stars, starlight, starred, starring, starry, starfish, stargazer