On 14 March 1995, Norman Thagard became the first American to ride to space on board a Russian launch vehicle, and thus became the first "American cosmonaut".
ˌɔn fˈoːɹtiːn mˈɑːɹtʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti fˈaɪv, nˈoːɹmən θˈæɡɑːɹd bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ɐmˈɛɹɪkən tə ɹˈaɪd tə spˈeɪs ˌɔn bˈoːɹd ɐ ɹˈʌʃən lˈɑːntʃ vˈiəkəl, ænd ðˈʌs bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst "ɐmˈɛɹɪkən kˈɑːzmənˌɔːt".