This dimension names the specific national or agency program under which an astronaut flew, distinct from their nationality alone. Wikipedia notes that historically "other nationalities launched by the Soviet Interkosmos adopted the cosmonaut term," showing that a program can carry astronauts from more than one country. Browsing this way groups astronauts by the program that actually put them into space.
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1. Wikipedia: Soyuz T-6
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Soyuz T-6 was a human spaceflight to Earth orbit to the Salyut 7 space station in 1982. Along with two Soviet cosmonauts, the crew included a Frenchman, Jean-Loup Chretien.
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