astronautics

[ as-truh-naw-tiks, -not-iks ]

/ ˌæs trəˈnɔ tɪks, -ˈnɒt ɪks /

noun (used with a singular verb)

the science of or technology involved in travel beyond the earth's atmosphere, including interplanetary and interstellar flight.

Words nearby astronautics

astrometry, astron., astronaut, astronautical, astronautical engineering, astronautics, astronavigation, astronomer, astronomer royal, astronomical, astronomical clock

Origin of astronautics

First recorded in 1925–30; see origin at astronautical, -ics

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Examples from the Web for astronautics

Apparently the demand for specific formal education in the science of astronautics is increasing faster than it is being supplied.
The Practical Values of Space Exploration|Committee on Science and Astronautics
As far back as I can remember in my childhood, I was always interested in astronautics.
Man Made|Albert R. Teichner

British Dictionary definitions for astronautics

astronautics

/ (ˌæstrəˈnɔːtɪks) /

noun

(functioning as singular) the science and technology of space flight

Derived forms of astronautics

astronautic or astronautical, adjectiveastronautically, adverb

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