spaceflight

noun

space·flight ˈspās-ˌflīt

: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere

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a history of human spaceflight

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Lee Billings is a science journalist specializing in astronomy, physics, planetary science, and spaceflight, and is a senior editor at Scientific American. —

Lee Billings, Scientific American, 21 Oct. 2024 Conor is a regular contributor to Discover Magazine, with his work also appearing in New Scientist, Nautilus Magazine, Live Science, and New Humanist among others. space exploration human spaceflight extraterrestrial life 1 free article left Want More? —

Conor Feehly, Discover Magazine, 16 Oct. 2024 The inaugural spaceflight last month under the program, Polaris Dawn, included the first-ever commercial spacewalk with the crew aboard a Dragon capsule. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 14 Oct. 2024 In the private space effort, there are the suborbital space tourism pioneers and the orbital commercial spaceflight pioneers. —

Jim Clash, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for spaceflight