helionaut

English

Etymology

From helio- +‎ -naut.

Noun

helionaut (plural helionauts)

  1. (science fiction, rare) Someone who travels to the Sun; an explorer of the Sun.
    • 2008 January 10, Jared, “Re: SUNSHINE (no spoilers)”, in rec.arts.movies.current-films‎[1] (Usenet):
      IIRC from the director's commentary the name was chosen to add a bit of humility to the mission, lest the helionauts get too cocky about their cutting edge technology.

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