spaceflight

Or space flight

[speys-flahyt]

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of spaceflight¹

First recorded in 1945–50; space + flight ¹

Example Sentences

To cut down the costs of spaceflight, companies need to be able to recycle parts from mission to mission.

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And while human spaceflight to our nearby celestial neighbors is certainly a reasonable endeavor, Dreier said, “the cosmos is a lot bigger than just the moon and Mars.”

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The Long Beach, Calif.-based company is also preparing the first test launch of its new 141-foot reusable Neutron rocket, which is designed for “mega constellation” deployments, deep space missions, and human spaceflight.

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“I hope that they prove me wrong, but when it comes to human spaceflight everything is delayed,” she said.

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"Any first human spaceflight mission of a new space system, new rocket system and spacecraft is hugely exciting, because it's the dawn of new possibilities," he said.

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