spaceflight

or space flight

[ speys-flahyt ]
/ ˈspeɪsˌflaɪt /

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

Words nearby spaceflight

space character, space charge, spacecraft, spaced-out, space-filler, spaceflight, space group, space heater, space heating, Space Invaders, space inversion
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