Word “Cosmonautics:” a history
- Paper number
IAC-06-E4.1.07
- Author
Prof. Mike Gruntman, University of Southern California, United States
- Year
2006
- Abstract
Science and engineering of spaceflight describe the field by two different words, astronautics and cosmonautics. While both these words came from the French language, they appeared as the terms of science under very different circumstances. The introduction of the word “astronautics” is well documented. In contrast, the origin of the scientific term “cosmonautics” remains poorly known. This presentation describes a history of the introduction of the word “cosmonautics.”
- Abstract document
- Manuscript document
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