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Astronaut (film)
An astronaut is a person trained by a human spaceflight program to command, pilot, or serve as a crew member of a spacecraft. Astronaut or astronauts may also refer to: Music *The Astronauts (band), a 1960s American surf band *" The Astronaut" (song), a 2022 song by Jin of BTS *Astronauts (band), 2010s British band * ''Astronaut'' (Duran Duran album), 2004 * ''Astronaut'' (Salem Al Fakir album), 2009 *''Astronaut'', a 2006 EP by Unheilig * "Astronaut" (song), a 2011 song by Simple Plan *"Astronaut", a song by Luna from '' Rendezvous'' *"Astronaut", the debut video single by Amanda Palmer for her album ''Who Killed Amanda Palmer'' Film * ''Astronaut'' (2019 film), a 2019 Canadian drama film *'' Astronaut: The Last Push'', a 2012 science fiction film directed by Eric Hayden * ''The Astronauts'' (film), a 1960 live television play * ''The Astronaut'' (1972 film), a 1972 science fiction film Other * ''Astronauts'' (TV series), a 1981–1983 British sitcom *''Astronot'', a 2012 act ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronaut
An astronaut (from the Ancient Greek (), meaning 'star', and (), meaning 'sailor') is a person trained, equipped, and deployed by a human spaceflight program to serve as a commander or crew member aboard a spacecraft. Although generally reserved for professional space travelers, the term is sometimes applied to anyone who travels into space, including scientists, politicians, journalists, and tourists. "Astronaut" technically applies to all human space travelers regardless of nationality. However, astronauts fielded by Russia or the Soviet Union are typically known instead as cosmonauts (from the Russian "kosmos" (космос), meaning "space", also borrowed from Greek). Comparatively recent developments in crewed spaceflight made by China have led to the rise of the term taikonaut (from the Mandarin "tàikōng" (), meaning "space"), although its use is somewhat informal and its origin is unclear. In China, the People's Liberation Army Astronaut Corps astronauts and their ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Astronauts (film)
''The Astronauts'' is a television film, or rather a live television play, which aired in Australia during 1960 on ABC. Broadcast originally in Melbourne on 18 May 1960, a kinescope recording was made of the broadcast and shown in Sydney on 27 July 1960 (it is not known if it was also shown on ABC's stations in Brisbane, Adelaide Adelaide ( ) is the capital city of South Australia, the state's largest city and the fifth-most populous city in Australia. "Adelaide" may refer to either Greater Adelaide (including the Adelaide Hills) or the Adelaide city centre. The dem ... and Perth). ''FilmInk'' magazine said it may be the only Australian drama about the space race. Plot Four men (two Americans, an Englishman and an Australian) are training in Australia to become astronauts, and are preparing for the first manned space launch, for which only one of the men will be selected. Medical officers think the men are mentally and physically perfect. However, one of them has a physic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Human Spaceflight
Human spaceflight (also referred to as manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft, often with the spacecraft being operated directly by the onboard human crew. Spacecraft can also be remotely operated from ground stations on Earth, or autonomously, without any direct human involvement. People trained for spaceflight are called astronauts (American or other), ''cosmonauts'' (Russian), or ''taikonauts'' (Chinese); and non-professionals are referred to as spaceflight participants or ''spacefarers''. The first human in space was Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin, who launched as part of the Soviet Union's Vostok program on 12 April 1961 at the beginning of the Space Race. On 5 May 1961, Alan Shepard became the first American in space, as part of Project Mercury. Humans traveled to the Moon nine times between 1968 and 1972 as part of the United States' Apollo program, and have had a continuous presence in space for on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Astronauts (TV Series)
''The Astronauts'' is an American action-adventure television series that aired on Nickelodeon from November 13, 2020 to January 15, 2021. The series stars Miya Cech, Bryce Gheisar, Keith L. Williams, Kayden Grace Swan, and Ben Daon, as well as features the voice of Paige Howard. Premise Five children sneak onto a spaceship and the ship's artificial intelligence Matilda sends them into space. The children have to find their way back to Earth while doing a space mission and attempting to keep the spaceship from breaking down. Cast * Miya Cech as Samantha "Samy" Sawyer-Wei, the commander of the Odyssey II crew and is the daughter of Rebecca Sawyer and Molly Wei * Bryce Gheisar as Elliott Combs, the son of Griffin Combs and nephew of Singer Combs * Keith L. Williams as Martin Taylor, the son of Niles Taylor and the older brother of Doria Taylor * Kayden Grace Swan as Doria Taylor, the daughter of Niles Taylor and younger sibling of Martin Taylor * Ben Daon as Will Rivers, the so ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Astronauts (company)
The Astronauts is an Independent video game development, independent Polish video game developer based in Warsaw. It was formed in October 2012 by Adrian Chmielarz, Michał Kosieradzki and Andrzej Poznański, who had founded People Can Fly in 2002 but left that studio in August 2012 after it was wholly acquired by Epic Games. History Adrian Chmielarz, Michał Kosieradzki, and Andrzej Poznański founded People Can Fly in 2002, following Chmielarz's departure from Metropolis Software, a studio he had co-founded in 1992. People Can Fly was developed with the concept of helping to raise awareness of Poland's contribution to the video game industry. People Can Fly's first title, ''Painkiller (video game), Painkiller'', was critically successful and led to an agreement with THQ to publish a new title, ''Come Midnight'', allowing the studio to expand from 20 to about 70 staff members. However, THQ canceled the project after a year and a half. To avoid going out of business, Chmielarz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Astronauts
''The Astronauts'' (Polish: ''Astronauci'') is the first science fiction novel by Polish writer Stanisław Lem published as a book, in 1951. To write the novel, Lem received advance payment from publishing house Czytelnik (Warsaw). The book became an instant success and was translated into several languages (first into Czech, which was published in 1956). This success convinced Lem to switch to the career of a science-fiction author. ''The Astronauts'', written for the youth, is set in the Communist utopian future. To get it published under the communist regime in Poland, Lem had to insert frequent references to the ideals of communism. Decades later, Lem declared about ''The Astronauts'': The inability to ever understand alien civilizations, a frequent theme of Lem's future works, appears here for the first time. Plot summary The introduction describes the fall of the Tunguska meteorite (1908) and the subsequent expedition of Leonid Kulik. The hypothesis about the cras ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hong Kong Returnee
A Hong Kong returnee is a resident of Hong Kong who emigrated to another country, lived for an extended period of time in his or her adopted home, and then subsequently moved back to Hong Kong. Population According to the Hong Kong Transition Project of Hong Kong Baptist University, in 2002, the population of Hong Kong Returnees constituted 3% of the Hong Kong population. This number was arrived at by survey and a participant was categorised as a "Returnee" by self-identification. As such, it excluded those Hong Kongers surveyed who had foreign citizenship, but did not self-identify as "Returnees". Emigration Most returnees left Hong Kong during the 1980s and the 1990s leading up to the handover of Hong Kong back to China. According to Matthew Cheung, Secretary for Labour and Welfare, approximately 600,000 people emigrated before and around 1997. The destination of choice was usually a Western country, the most popular being Canada, Australia, and the United States. There are ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronot
''Astronot'' is a 2012 action-adventure platform game created by indie developer Wade McGillis. It is similar to the ''Metroid'' series. Plot The player character is an astronaut who has crash-landed on an alien planet, and must plunge into its depths in search of parts with which to repair the damaged ship. Gameplay ''Astronot'' is a side-scrolling game in which the player guides the astronaut through a vast subterranean maze. At the beginning of the game, the astronaut can do little but run, jump, and shoot, but as the player ventures deeper into the planet and acquires items, their abilities will expand; higher jumping, better guns, etc. The player will periodically need to backtrack to previous areas with their new powers to access new pathways. Reception ''Astronot'' received positive reviews, currently sitting at 78/100 on Metacritic. ''Pocket Gamer'' scored the game a "Gold" score of 9/10, saying, "''Astronot'' is a great example of how a platformer doesn't have to be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Astronauts (TV Series)
''Astronauts'' is a British television sitcom that aired on ITV from 26 October 1981 to 23 August 1983. It was written by Graeme Garden and Bill Oddie, two of The Goodies. Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais, who wrote ''Porridge'', were script editors. It was produced by Witzend for ATV, which became Central midway through the production run. Channel 4 repeated a selection of eight of the episodes in 1986. Plot The three primary characters are sent into outer space to occupy a space station for six months. They take with them a dog, a collection of white mice and some insects. The dog, Bimbo, had previously appeared in ''The Goodies''. The astronauts' names are Malcolm Mattocks, Gentian Foster and David Ackroyd, whilst the astronauts' contact at Mission Control is Beadle, an American. The humour was primarily based on the claustrophobic conditions of the two-room " sky lab" and the consequent tensions. Cast * Christopher Godwin as Commander Malcolm Mattocks * Carmen du Sautoy as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Astronaut (1972 Film)
''The Astronaut'' is a 1972 American made-for-television science fiction film directed by Robert Michael Lewis and starring Jackie Cooper and Monte Markham. This made-for-television film follows a man who has been hired to impersonate an astronaut who died during the first crewed mission to Mars. The movie was made for ABC for its movie of the week franchise. Real-life astronaut Wally Schirra appears in a cameo role as himself. Plot Television coverage of Brice Randolph, the first astronaut on the surface of Mars, is interrupted, indicating the signal has been lost. Shortly afterward, Eddie Reese is recruited, and shown what happened after the TV signal was interrupted: Brice reported something penetrating his EVA suit, and soon expired. The other astronaut lifted off alone. NASA (who fear their project will be canceled) needs to keep it secret until they have answers about what exactly happened. Reese is surgically altered, and begins learning his role as Brice. At the arriv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Last Push
''The'' () is a grammatical article in English, denoting persons or things that are already or about to be mentioned, under discussion, implied or otherwise presumed familiar to listeners, readers, or speakers. It is the definite article in English. ''The'' is the most frequently used word in the English language; studies and analyses of texts have found it to account for seven percent of all printed English-language words. It is derived from gendered articles in Old English which combined in Middle English and now has a single form used with nouns of any gender. The word can be used with both singular and plural nouns, and with a noun that starts with any letter. This is different from many other languages, which have different forms of the definite article for different genders or numbers. Pronunciation In most dialects, "the" is pronounced as (with the voiced dental fricative followed by a schwa) when followed by a consonant sound, and as (homophone of the archaic pron ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Astronauts (band)
The Astronauts was an American rock and roll band, which had a minor hit in 1963 with "Baja" and remained successful for several years, especially in Japan. They have been described as being, "along with...(the) The Trashmen, Trashmen, the premier landlocked Midwestern surf music, surf group of the '60s."Biography by Richie Unterberger at Allmusic.com Accessed 22 April 2011 For most of their career, the band members were Rich Fifield, Jon "Storm" Patterson, Bob Demmon, Dennis Lindsey, and Jim Gallagher. Career The Astronauts developed out of a group, The Stormtroupers, which was originally formed at Boulder High School, Boulder, Colorado in 1956 by Jon "Storm" Patterson (vocals, guitar), Robert Graham "Bob" Demmon (guitar; born February 11, 1939), and Brad Leach ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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