space-age
adjective
pertaining to or characteristic of the Space Age.
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Space Age
Space Agenounthe period in modern history characterized by space exploration, usually considered as beginning October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched the first artificial satellite, Sputnik I, into orbit around the earth.
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space age
space agenounthe period in which the exploration of space has become possible
space-age
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[speys-eyj]
/ ˈspeɪsˌeɪdʒ /
adjective
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pertaining to or characteristic of the Space Age.
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using the latest or most advanced technology or design.
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modern; up-to-date; forward-looking.
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Etymology
Origin of space-age
First recorded in 1955–60
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The designs, including silky dresses and billowing space-age black trousers like those worn by rock star David Bowie in the 1970s, were carefully fitted to the robots' skeletal frames.
From Barron's ● May 29, 2026
And from abandoned airfields, teams have made their bases into state-of-the-art design centers that look more like space-age command centers than old-school garages.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 30, 2026
He plays space-age chess with precision; he moves slowly, steadily, technically.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025
Los Angeles has Frank Gehry’s glorious Walt Disney Concert Hall, the space-age wonder of the LAX Theme Building and the stack-of-vinyl needle drop that is the Capitol Records building.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2025
A young black man, eyeless behind space-age sunglasses, studied the little dossier on the thigh next to his.
From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole
In total, humans have launched about 17,000 tonnes of objects into space since the Space Age began in 1957.
From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026
We’re in a new phase of the Space Age.
From Slate ● Dec. 9, 2025
This car was part of the new Space Age, when cars were designed to be “out of this world.”
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2025
Musk’s vision of the future is all about bringing AI into the physical world—a Jetsons-style Space Age.
From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2025
With those words, on the evening of October 4, 1957, NBC radio announced the start of the Space Age.
From "Fallout: Spies, Superbombs, and the Ultimate Cold War Showdown" by Steve Sheinkin
"This second space age has only just begun," he wrote.
From BBC ● Feb. 1, 2025
In a post today on X, Isaacman expressed his honor at the nomination and states that “this second space age has only just begun.”
From Science Magazine ● Dec. 4, 2024
Meanwhile, Sony Pictures is releasing Apple’s “Fly Me to the Moon,” a space age rom-com starring Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2024
He drew on his technical knowledge to interpret data from weather satellites launched in the emerging space age, and to explain the details of the illustrated weather systems he displayed on television.
From New York Times ● Jul. 2, 2023
The space age and television were coming into their own at the same time.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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