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spaceflight

spaceflight

15 4.6
A trip into outer space beyond Earth's atmosphere
  • noun
  • /ˈspeɪsˌflaɪt/
  • Specialized
translation icon : vuelo espacial
  • But spaceflight is so much more expensive because rockets couldn't be reused, at least not efficiently.
  • human spaceflight
  • spaceflight program
  • manned spaceflight

But spaceflight is so much more expensive because rockets couldn't be reused, at least not efficiently.

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Examples

  • Suborbital spaceflights will offer millions of people the opportunity to experience space travel.

    Academic text (2008)
  • Are you prepared for the challenges of extended spaceflight?

  • In the early days of spaceflight, he would have been weeks away from his destination.

    Fiction book (1991)
  • The risks of spaceflight were well understood at NASA.

  • The overall goal for every mission is to facilitate educational opportunities that use the unique environment of spaceflight.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Obama has also increased the participation of the private sector in spaceflight activities.

    Blog text (4)
  • Comparing the brilliant record of achievement of NASA's human spaceflight program during the Apollo period with that of the past decade speaks for itself.

    Academic text (2010)
  • There is one more matter that needs to be addressed: Spaceflight is inherently risky—fly at your own risk.

    Academic text (2008)
  • NASA has planned several missions to enhance our understanding of spaceflight beyond the Earth's atmosphere.

  • Recent advancements in technology have significantly reduced the costs associated with spaceflight.

Synonyms

space travel
vsspaceflight
21 3.7

To go beyond the air around the Earth in a rocket

is the specific single act of going into or through outer space
spacefaring
vsspaceflight
  • Specialized
1 6.5

The activity of traveling in outer space in spaceships

focuses on the individual journey rather than ongoing practice or habit

How Far

orbital
  • Specialized
39 6.3
spaceflight
  • Specialized
15 4.6
suborbital
  • Specialized
3 8.2

Surface Forms

spaceflight singular
spaceflights plural

Morphology

spaceflight = space + flight (transparent) = space + flight

Clear compound of 'space' + 'flight' meaning travel by flying in outer space; learners who know the base words can infer the meaning.

Etymology

Spaceflight is a simple combination of space ('the area beyond the Earth') and flight ('the act of flying'). So it literally means travelling by flying beyond the Earth's atmosphere.