A "stranded astronaut" refers to an astronaut who is stuck or left behind in space without a way to return to Earth.
Sentences with «stranded astronaut»
Though Goddard was originally slated to direct the TIFF debuting film, Scott joined with Damon in the lead role as stranded astronaut Mark Watney. (deadline.com)
The «Community» alum explains his plan to rescue Matt Damon's stranded astronaut in a new scene from Ridley Scott's sci - fi adventure. (cbr.com)
Damon spent all but a week of his eight - week shoot performing alone as stranded astronaut Mark Watney. (southflorida.com)