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• space-age
  space-age

  adjective

  pertaining to or characteristic of the Space Age.
• Space Age
  Space Age

  noun

  the 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.
• space age
  space age

  noun

  the period in which the exploration of space has become possible

space-age

¹ American  

[speys-eyj] / ˈspeɪsˌeɪdʒ /

adjective

1. pertaining to or characteristic of the Space Age.

2. using the latest or most advanced technology or design.

3. modern; up-to-date; forward-looking.

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Space Age ² American  

Or space age

noun

1. the 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 British  

noun

1. the period in which the exploration of space has become possible

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adjective

1. (usually prenominal) futuristic or ultramodern, esp when suggestive of space technology

Etymology

Origin of space-age

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

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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

He plays space-age chess with precision; he moves slowly, steadily, technically.

From Salon ● Oct. 15, 2025

An ensemble of eight, dressed in trim, lightly metallic costuming of neutral tones, tells of space-age men and women, with Emily Kikta and Preston Chamblee centrally featured, as their limbs take them through automaton-like moves.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 13, 2025

“I just don’t like them,” she says, describing many as “massive, space-age blobs” in white boucle that don’t fit most spaces.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 25, 2025

The author must understand from firsthand experience a range of human societies, from hunter-gatherer societies to modern space-age civilizations.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond

When travelers enter Dulles International Airport, they pass through a time capsule from the Space Age.

From Slate ● Aug. 18, 2026

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

It seemed perfect for the optimistic Space Age.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 11, 2026

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

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

Prizes included "space age" alarm clocks, a two-way intercom set, and for first prize winners, a "futuristic radio".

From BBC ● May 3, 2024

Since the dawn of the space age, the answer has been: It depends.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2023

The space age and television were coming into their own at the same time.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly