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
Quantum Space’s focus on deploying robots in cislunar space gives it a unique advantage, according to Jurczyk.
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
For the time being, there is very little military utility to being in cislunar space, said Todd Harrison, director of the Aerospace Security Project at the Center for Strategic and International Studies in Washington, D.C.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 30, 2018
“That does not mean a human military presence will be needed in cislunar space,” Dolman said.
From Scientific American ● Sep. 30, 2018
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