The real question is... did that mongol got to orbit with a rocket stuck in the chest? Was the first human in orbit that dude?

I actually think cosmonaut is a better term. Because it means navigator of the cosmos, an astronaut navigates a star.

Personally I don't understad the need to switch the name depending on the planet. I mean an earthquake is the earth as in the ground moving.

The same goes for calling astronauts different things in different conuntries.

I mean, a planet whose day is longer than its year probably will get toasted. So pretty sure Venus was never a paradise

Don't they also plan to dock their space telescope for mantainance? If I understood correctly they have it orbiting on a similar path but the plan is to dock it on the station from time to time.