The first known use of the term "astronaut" in the modern sense was by Neil R. Jones in his 1930 short story "The Death's Head Meteor".
ðə fˈɜːst nˈoʊn jˈuːs ʌvðə tˈɜːm "ˈæstɹənˌɔːt" ɪnðə mˈɑːdɚn sˈɛns wʌz baɪ nˈiːl ˈɑːɹ. dʒˈoʊnz ɪn hɪz nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd θˈɜːɾi ʃˈɔːɹt stˈoːɹi "ðə dˈɛθz hˈɛd mˈiːɾɪɚ".