circumlunar
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of circumlunar
Example Sentences
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Globally, several concepts are already being discussed, including capturing small asteroids that pass close to Earth and placing them into circumlunar orbit for study and resource use.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 25, 2025
Were such efforts to spawn crewed circumlunar habitats or surface outposts, the number of humans around or on the moon at any given time could reach into the hundreds.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 27, 2023
McPike started questioning the terms of the agreement, especially after a 2014 Moscow Times article in which an official from Russian space agency Roscosmos said they were unaware of the circumlunar project and not involved.
From Washington Post ● May 26, 2019
This would be qualitatively different than simpler circumlunar slingshot mission planned by SpaceX for the next couple of years.
From Slate ● Mar. 21, 2017
Soon, the thrust would be needed in reverse, for braking action, near the end of the sixty hour journey into a circumlunar orbit.
From The Planet Strappers by Gallun, Raymond Z.
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