All Female Astronauts. Pay Attention to the Logo.
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It already happened but they just went for a ride, they aren’t really astronauts, it was controlled remotely, by men.
Actornauts
Just like Gagarin's capsule. Are you going to say he was not a cosmonaut?
Astronaut/Cosmonaut is a profession, these people are not part of that profession they are passengers. If I fly on a plane that does not make me a pilot.
And their flights did not make them pilots, either. But when you are on an airplane, you are an air traveler. That is all that "astronaut" meant, but it was framed in a time when the only way you could be a space traveler was to be a pilot. Be prepared for the commonization of "astronaut" as being a space traveler.
Yes, most of Gagarin's flight was automated, but he could and did take manual control at one point. He was a 1st class military pilot with cosmonaut training. During Gagarin's reentry phase, the equipment module failed to fully separate, causing the spacecraft to spin. His ability to maintain consciousness and stabilize the descent, despite experiencing 8 Gs of force, was attributed to his experience as a fighter pilot. 2 of the 5 women "astronauts" on the Blue Origin spaceflight are actual scientists and although the definition of astronaut is somewhat ambiguous, I would not classify Jeff Bezo's fiancé, a pop singer, and a TV co-host as astronauts. They have no space flight training and could be of no use or help in any aspect of the flight. I think they would be better classified as "Spaceflight Participants".
Good for Gagarin. It has been the practice to consider anyone who has traveled into space, by whatever means, to be considered an "astronaut." There is nothing wrong with that. It is still more exclusive than being an aeronaut. Traveling by air is now so common, we do not use the word "aeronaut."