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![]() As far as I know, the first proper use of this term (see note below).
The first use of the word "astronaut" was in Across the Zodiac (1880) by Percy Greg; see astronaut (ship).
Compare to space pirate from Evans of the Earth-Guard (1930) by Edmond Hamilton,
astrogator from The Conquest of Space (1931) by David Lasser, space men from Revolt of the Star Men (1932) by Raymond Z. Gallun, space-sailor from The Star-Roamers (1933) by Edmond Hamilton,
spacedog from A Question of Salvage (1939) by Malcolm Jameson,
space marines from Misfit (1939) by Robert Heinlein,
rocketeer from Sunward Flight (1943) by Leo Zagat and space cadet from Sunward Flight (1943) by Leo Zagat. Comment/Join this discussion ( 0 ) | RSS/XML | Blog This | Additional
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