astronautics
Americannoun
noun
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Etymology
Origin of astronautics
First recorded in 1925–30; see origin at astronautical, -ics
Example Sentences
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"There's a lot riding on this," the astronautics expert, who is now at Stanford University, told AFP.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
"We will be drawing on our expertise in electronics, fundamental science, astronautics, artificial intelligence and many others, to enrich the UK space industry and support the national space strategy."
From BBC ● Mar. 10, 2026
Israel Kachuck, a onetime astronautics engineer and general contractor, bought more than 450 acres of mostly barren land in the 1960s and began planting avocado trees.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 30, 2025
"Just like phyllo dough flakes apart, composite layers can peel apart because this interlaminar region is the Achilles' heel of composites," says Brian Wardle, professor of aeronautics and astronautics at MIT.
From Science Daily ● Apr. 16, 2024
The Society is also completing plans for the formation of an International Interplanetary Commission which shall coordinate the work of the national societies and plan to solve the problems of astronautics on a world-wide basis.
From Astounding Stories, July, 1931 by Various
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