spaceflight

or space flight

[ speys-flahyt ]

/ ˈspeɪsˌflaɪt /

noun

the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space.

Nearby words

spaceband, spaceborne, spacecraft, spaced out, spaced-out, spaceflight, spacelab, spaceless, spaceman, spaceport, spacer

Origin of spaceflight

First recorded in 1945–50; space + flight¹

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