cislunar
adjective
cis·lu·nar
(ˌ)sis-ˈlü-nər 
: lying between the earth and the moon or the moon's orbit
cislunar space
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Lunar ice deposits are critical for making rocket fuel and breathable oxygen to jumpstart the cislunar economy and forge a path to Mars.
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John Kross, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The agency had long maintained that the space program would benefit from having a presence in cislunar space—the area between the Earth and the moon—to test technologies for future missions to Mars and beyond.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2019
These programs could spur commercial space players to redouble their efforts to develop and monetize cislunar space and the lunar surface.
—John Kross, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The spacecraft will be able to transport payloads to geostationary orbit, cislunar orbit (orbits close to and around the moon) and even interplanetary orbits, according to a Blue Origin description.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The contract also includes a cislunar transporter and one uncrewed lunar landing demonstration.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The rocket will launch four NASA astronauts into space to begin a journey around the far side of the Moon on the Artemis II mission, the first flight of humans to cislunar space since the last Apollo mission in 1972.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024
That's enough to move from higher orbits to cislunar space and back.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2024
Where will Coordinated Lunar Time be used? LTC will be used in operations in cislunar space, the region around the Earth that extends to the moon and past its orbit.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
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John Kross, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The agency had long maintained that the space program would benefit from having a presence in cislunar space—the area between the Earth and the moon—to test technologies for future missions to Mars and beyond.
—IEEE Spectrum, 8 July 2019
These programs could spur commercial space players to redouble their efforts to develop and monetize cislunar space and the lunar surface.
—John Kross, Space.com, 3 Feb. 2025
The spacecraft will be able to transport payloads to geostationary orbit, cislunar orbit (orbits close to and around the moon) and even interplanetary orbits, according to a Blue Origin description.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
The contract also includes a cislunar transporter and one uncrewed lunar landing demonstration.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
The rocket will launch four NASA astronauts into space to begin a journey around the far side of the Moon on the Artemis II mission, the first flight of humans to cislunar space since the last Apollo mission in 1972.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 19 July 2024
That's enough to move from higher orbits to cislunar space and back.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Apr. 2024
Where will Coordinated Lunar Time be used? LTC will be used in operations in cislunar space, the region around the Earth that extends to the moon and past its orbit.
—George Petras, USA TODAY, 23 Apr. 2024
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“Cislunar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/cislunar. Accessed 27 Feb. 2025.
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cislunar
adjective
cis·lu·nar
(ˈ)sis-ˈlü-nər
: lying between the earth and the moon or the moon's orbit
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