spaceflight

noun

space·flight ˈspās-ˌflīt

: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere

Examples of spaceflight in a Sentence

a history of human spaceflight

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Apollo 11 was the spaceflight conducted in 1969, and now Blue Origin, Boeing SpaceX and more are working on leaving the earth’s orbit normal. —

Tribune Content Agency, The Mercury News, 20 Jan. 2025 And while Mars rocks do occasionally come to Earth as meteorites, such events are not only rare, but result in objects that have been altered during their spaceflights and fiery entry into our atmosphere. —

Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025 Despite the setbacks experienced in commercial spaceflight in recent years, hopes are high for the current moon missions. —

Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2025 And there will be exciting spaceflight action shortly thereafter as well: A SpaceX Falcon 9 is scheduled to launch a pair of private moon landers toward Earth's nearest neighbor early on Jan. 15. —

Mike Wall, Space.com, 9 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for spaceflight