Why Do We Call Them Astronauts ?

Ever wonder the difference between an Astronaut and a Cosmonaut ? Well, have a seat and get comfortable because SciShow Space will tell you all about it. Hosted by: Caitlin Hofmeister ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters -- we couldn t make SciShow without them! Shout out to Justin Ove, Coda Buchanan, Lucy McGlasson, Accalia Elementia, Mark Terrio-Cameron, Saul, Kathy & Tim Philip, Kevin Bealer, Christopher Collins, Thomas J., charles george, Andreas Heydeck, Patrick D. Ashmore, Justin Lentz, Will and Sonja Marple, Ed Shelley, Chris Peters, Tim Curwick, Philippe von Bergen, Fatima Iqbal. ---------- Like SciShow? Want to help support us, and also get things to put on your walls, cover your torso and hold your liquids? Check out our awesome products over at DFTBA Records: http://dftba.com/scishow ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: http://scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: http://instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: https://books.google.com/books?id=afKBvKlg0-EC&pg=PA26 https://books.google.com/books?id=2XY9KXxF8OEC&pg=PA326 http://www.dictionary.com/browse/astro http://www.dictionary.com/browse/cosmo Images: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_R._Gilruth#/media/File:Robert_Gilruth_S87-26820.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johnson_Space_Center#/media/File:Aerial_View_of_the_Johnson_Space_Center_-_GPN-2000-001112.jpg https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugh_Latimer_Dryden#/media/File:Hugh_L_Dryden.jpg