midcourse

[mid-kawrs, -kohrs]

noun

the middle of a course.
Rocketry. the portion of a ballistic trajectory between the end of powered flight and the beginning of the reentry phase.
Aerospace. the portion of a space trajectory between leaving the earth's vicinity and arrival at the desired destination, as another planet.

Origin of midcourse

First recorded in 1555–65; mid- + course

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Contemporary Examples of midcourse

The CBS executives denied that the anchor swap represents a midcourse correction for the show.
Norah O’Donnell’s Morning Workout Will Now Start at CBS
Howard Kurtz
July 27, 2012
First, the address deals almost entirely with the global struggle with the Soviet Union, then in midcourse.
How JFK's Speech Sounds 50 Years Later
Richard J. Tofel
January 19, 2011

Historical Examples of midcourse

Who would project a serial novel, after Thackeray and Dickens had each fallen in midcourse?
The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition
Robert Louis Stevenson