cislunar
Americanadjective
adjective
Etymology
Origin of cislunar
Example Sentences
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"Their activities include the development of space tourism, investments in lunar surface habitation and mining, research and development in space manufacturing and assembly, new cislunar orbits and satellite internet constellations."
From Salon • Dec. 13, 2023
That way the outpost can have an extended lifetime in cislunar space.
From The Verge • Feb. 3, 2022
The commission report warned that China wants to dominate the zone between the Earth and the moon, known as cislunar space, as part of what the ruling Communist Party of China calls the “Space Dream.”
From Washington Times • Nov. 24, 2019
“In the near term, within five years, and absent extreme risk aversion, a cislunar gateway has no military significance,” Pike said.
From Scientific American • Sep. 30, 2018
Talk of cislunar military operations depends on the time frame and one’s risk aversion, said John Pike, director of Virginia-based GlobalSecurity.org.
From Scientific American • Sep. 30, 2018
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