space travel
Americannoun
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To reignite waning interest in space travel, Musk had initially tried concocting a publicity stunt to send plant seeds to Mars in hope of sprouting new life there.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
To this day, Mars remains out of reach for human feet—taking a back seat to renewed interest in returning to the moon—a victim, perhaps, of the current politics of space travel.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The puzzle Einstein and Rosen were addressing was never about space travel, but about how quantum fields behave in curved spacetime.
From Science Daily ● May 22, 2026
The Orion spacecraft performed admirably and the images the astronauts captured have delighted a whole new generation about the possibilities of space travel.
From BBC ● Apr. 10, 2026
“But is that possible? Did you come by rocket? Has space travel been going on for centuries?”
From "The Martian Chronicles" by Ray Bradbury
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