para-astronaut
English
Alternative forms
- (uncommon) parastronaut
Etymology
From para- + astronaut. Coined by the by European Space Agency in 2021.
Pronunciation
- enPR: părăsʹtrənôt'
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /pæɹˈæstɹəˌnɔːt/
- (General American) IPA(key): /pæɹˈæstɹəˌnɔt/
- (cot–caught merger) IPA(key): /pæɹˈæstɹəˌnɑt/
Noun
para-astronaut (plural para-astronauts)
- (neologism) A physically disabled astronaut.
- 2023 April 27, Rebecca Morelle, “Riding the 'vomit comet' with first disabled astronaut John McFall”, in BBC[1], archived from the original on 7 May 2024:
- John McFall is the European Space Agency's first ever para-astronaut, selected to study how feasible it is for someone with a physical disability to live and work in space.