John Glenn is a famous American astronaut.    From LearnThat.org. 

An astronaut is sick and needs to land immediately.    From Wordnik.com.  [Trying To Spin The Facts - NASA Watch] Reference

CNN: Plea deal offered in astronaut love triangle case.    From Wordnik.com.  [POLITICAL HOT TOPICS: November 10, 2009] Reference

The era of the 'hero astronaut' is going the way of the Mercury 7.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Senator Bill Nelson an Astronaut? - NASA Watch] Reference

I like the part where's all, "uh, astronaut is already a Latin word.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Sappho in Greek! And did the Romans "invade" Britain?] Reference

Sorry, but being an astronaut is not as exciting as it was 50 years ago.    From Wordnik.com.  [Remembering Apollo 11 and the Legacy of Apollo - NASA Watch] Reference

Description: Corazon is a career astronaut from the Chinese space program.    From Wordnik.com.  [Listal promoted] Reference

No astronaut is ever forced against their will to fly on a Shuttle flight.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shuttle Extension: The View From The Hill - NASA Watch] Reference

"What astronaut is going to tell you they're feeling homicidal?" she asked.    From Wordnik.com.  [Boing Boing] Reference

What astronaut is going to openly speak out against Griffin when he's still their boss?.    From Wordnik.com.  [Astronaut Office Weighs In (Officially) On Ares/Orion/EELVs - NASA Watch] Reference

Any school visit by an astronaut is of great value and can serve as a life-altering event.    From Wordnik.com.  [NASA Watch: January 2009 Archives] Reference

"Any school visit by an astronaut is of great value and can serve as a life-altering event.".    From Wordnik.com.  [A Question of Priorities On The 9th Floor - NASA Watch] Reference

And for much of liftoff, the astronaut is little more than spam in a can -- not pilot but guinea pig.    From Wordnik.com.  [NASA Watch: August 2007 Archives] Reference

Each astronaut is allowed a "bonus food allotment" to bring some of the comforts of home to outer space.    From Wordnik.com.  [Yummy Crustaceans in Space - NASA Watch] Reference

South Korea's first astronaut is going to be Yi So-yeon (also written Lee Soyeon), a biomechanical engineer.    From Wordnik.com.  [First Korean Astronaut Yi So-yeon] Reference

Now that you know what not to write (apparently "former astronaut" is still okay), here are a few other tips.    From Wordnik.com.  [10 Lies You Really Shouldn't Try On Your Next Resume - The Consumerist] Reference

You recall the astronaut -- did you hear those sonic booms?.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2008] Reference

I mean, it's cool being president, but being an astronaut, that is something else.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Oct 29, 2008] Reference

The astronaut was the last thing I worked on and here, we're looking more finished.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2008-12-01] Reference

"Good morning, Discovery, and especially to Tony," called astronaut Janice Voss from Houston.    From Wordnik.com.  [Spaceflight Now] Reference

She's a astronaut, which is basically the definition of an upstanding citizen in the United States.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 6, 2007] Reference

And NASA releasing e-mails that may shed some light on the so - called astronaut love triangle case.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Dec 14, 2007] Reference

And you know the story of the so-called astronaut love triangle that's made headlines across the country.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Feb 7, 2007] Reference

Today, the word is used to coin terms such as astronaut and aquanaut.    From Wordnik.com.  [Argonauts] Reference

She abuses her so-called title of "astronaut" and she abuses tax payer monies.    From Wordnik.com.  [Upcoming Awards at JSC: Marsha Ivins - NASA Watch] Reference

Indeed, if you read the memo sent out across NASA, the word 'astronaut' does not even appear.    From Wordnik.com.  [NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: January 2005 Archives] Reference

Someday in the future, "astronaut" will have become as antiquated a term as "motorist" is today.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Senator Bill Nelson an Astronaut? - NASA Watch] Reference

They might call you an "astronaut" like the girls at the overnight camp at Sugar Hollow last summer!.    From Wordnik.com.  [AstroGrrls Unite!] Reference

Gillespie didn't say anything, but the look on the fat woman's face when she said 'astronaut' was worth a lot.    From Wordnik.com.  [I Don’t Understand ?] Reference

3: 11 am no, but he does look a bit like a certain astronaut that pops up in my dreams from time to time emmiline.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ever Dream This Robot?] Reference

I shall extend this fabulous idea: Hot chocolate made with sweetened condensed milk, like a kind of astronaut paste.    From Wordnik.com.  [28 degrees Fahrenheit tastes a lot like butter.] Reference

The astronaut is the worst.    From Wordnik.com.  [Survivor Exiles, Episode 1] Reference

I am an 'astronaut' from what you call 'outer space'.    From Wordnik.com.  [IGN Complete] Reference

Actually, "astronaut" is a bit pompous, as though they sail to the stars!.    From Wordnik.com.  [New Scientist - Space] Reference

Despite the heat, she spent most of the shoot in a plastic "astronaut" suit.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evening Standard - Home] Reference

Does anyone else find the practice of using the foreign-language version of "astronaut" a bit annoying?.    From Wordnik.com.  [doggdot.us] Reference

"astronaut" training camp and launched into space!.    From Wordnik.com.  [Francis Shanahan[.com]] Reference

'astronaut' both end and begin respectively with the three letter combination 'ast.'.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Deep down, I was driven by the same forces: I still wanted to be an astronaut, an extraterrestrial photographer.    From Wordnik.com.  [Moon Shots] Reference

Best always to sound like the malevolent computer HAL who issued directions to astronaut Dave in the film "2001.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Speak Nicely To Your Pc] Reference

Rick Shuttleworth, on his son Mark, who became South Africa's first astronaut when he flew into orbit last Thursday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Perspectives] Reference