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."
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."