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space travel

American  

noun

  1. spaceflight of manned vehicles.


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Space travel, aliens, magic-like technology and, perhaps most importantly, an underlying belief in human-centered optimism.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2025

Space travel and zero gravity can take a toll on the body.

From Science Daily • Mar. 13, 2024

Space travel movies are as old as cinema itself, thanks to Georges Méliès’s landmark 1902 film, “A Trip to the Moon.”

From New York Times • Dec. 10, 2021

Space travel was imbricated with science fiction, with dreams of heroic courage that continue to fuel unscientific fantasies.

From Scientific American • Aug. 24, 2020

"Space travel is dangerous. They need to be alert and undistracted. They're sad that they lost a crewmate, but they'd be devastated if they found out they'd abandoned him alive."

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir