spacefaring
- adjective
- /ˈspeɪsˌfɛrɪŋ/
- Specialized
- So I think that a future where we are a spacefaring civilization and out there among the stars, this is very exciting.
- spacefaring civilization
- spacefaring nation
- spacefaring race
Examples
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If we are to become a true spacefaring nation with lots of people heading into orbit and to points out in the solar system, and not just a few specially chosen government employees, the cost of getting out there must be brought down.
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The question is: why are there no advanced spacefaring civilizations?
Blog text (6) -
A few thousand years, and the galaxy will be crowded with intelligent, spacefaring races.
Fiction book (1999) -
It celebrates our past and peers into our future as a spacefaring species.
Blog text (13) -
I'm stating that the factors leading up to a spacefaring civilization are far harsher than people think.
Blog text (6) -
Now, driven by private industry, the country is again becoming a spacefaring nation.
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A few thousand years, and the galaxy will be crowded with intelligent, spacefaring races.
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Observer begins a new age of Mars exploration, an age involving nearly every spacefaring nation in the world.
Antonyms
How Space-Capable
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Spacefaring comes from space + faring, where faring means 'to travel' and is the same idea you see in seafaring. So a spacefaring nation or ship is one that can travel and work in outer space.