pertaining to or characteristic of the Space Age.
using the latest or most advanced technology or design.
modern; up-to-date; forward-looking.
First recorded in 1955–60
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The contact was imperceptible to the naked eye, but a space-age sensor in the ball had confirmed it.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 12, 2026
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
First impressions had me doubting my decision: Unfinished plywood lined the cramped elevator and my room—a snug, white space-age capsule—looked like it had emerged from a 3-D printer.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 14, 2026
He plays space-age chess with precision; he moves slowly, steadily, technically.
From Salon ● Oct. 15, 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
The environmental movement gained strength in tandem with 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
The statuette was designed in the early years of the Space Age, more than 70 years ago when television was the upstart medium roiling the Hollywood studio establishment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 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
Gurr created the initial design, a “Buck Rogers”-inspired space age vehicle, as Gurr wanted it to feel sleek and ready for liftoff.
From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 25, 2025
"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
There was a period, beginning in the 1960s, when the American living room went cheerfully haywire, becoming a showcase for space age and Pop Art design.
From New York Times ● Feb. 21, 2024
Indeed, and rather extraordinarily, we would be well into the space age before anyone could plausibly account for where all the Earth’s old rocks went.
From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson
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