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Questions regarding words and abbreviations used in the fields of spaceflight and space exploration, and their meaning when used in those contexts.

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Who really coined the phrase "Light the Candle!" to commence with a rocket launch?

This NASA's image of a Mercury-Redstone rocket Freedom 7 carrying Alan Shepard, the first American in space, is titled Light the Candle:        Light the Candle (Image Credit: NASA) I remember this …
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Is the use of "former" with astronauts really necessary?

When reading space exploration related articles, I often come across the use of "former" to classify astronaut's status. NASA even puts "former astronauts" as a separate classification on their pages, …