spaceflight

[ speys-flahyt ]

/ ˈspeɪsˌflaɪt /

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noun

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

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Origin of spaceflight

First recorded in 1945–50; space + flight¹

Bezos himself can’t do anything to speed up testing and development of New Shepard and get it ready for human spaceflight.
Blue Origin could definitely use more Jeff Bezos in the next decade|Neel Patel|February 4, 2021|MIT Technology Review
These are people that otherwise wouldn’t have cared less about what was going on in human spaceflight.
Meet the people paying $55 million each to fly to the space station|Christian Davenport|January 26, 2021|Washington Post
The nation’s growing private space business is less focused on bringing prestige and glory to the nation and more concerned with reducing the cost of spaceflight, increasing its international influence—and making money.
China’s surging private space industry is out to challenge the US|Neel Patel|January 21, 2021|MIT Technology Review
NASA’s Artemis program will be the core of its spaceflight and exploration endeavors for the next decade, covering low-Earth orbit, the moon, and Mars.
NASA Will Soon Choose One of These 3 Landers to Go Back to the Moon|Vanessa Bates Ramirez|January 14, 2021|Singularity Hub

Musk founded SpaceX two decades ago, setting his sights on Mars and aiming to disrupt an industry deeply entrenched in the government with a private venture focused on human spaceflight.
Elon Musk surpasses Jeff Bezos to become world’s richest person|Faiz Siddiqui|January 7, 2021|Washington Post