| Definition | one who navigates a spaceship |
| OED requirements | antedating 1930 |
| Earliest cite | G. Edwards 'A Rescue from Jupiter' |
| Comment | Jeff Prucher submitted a 1930 cite from Gawain Edwards' "A Rescue from Jupiter". Earliest cite in the OED: 1936. |
| Last modified | 6 July, 2008 |
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| 1930 ‘G. Edwards’ Rescue from Jupiter in Wonder Stories Feb. 778/1 | He called the explorers in, the mechanics and engineers, the space-navigators and the rocket-experts. |
| 1931 ‘G. Edwards’ Return from Jupiter in Wonder Stories Mar. 778/1 | He called the explorers in, the mechanics and engineers, the space-navigators and the rocket-experts. |