spaceflight

noun

space·​flight ˈspās-ˌflīt How to pronounce spaceflight (audio)
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere

Examples of spaceflight in a Sentence

a history of human spaceflight
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Blue Origin says its next spaceflight is set to make history. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 28 Feb. 2025 Blue Origin also noted that this would be the first all-female flight crew since Soviet cosmonaut Valentina Tereshkova’s solo spaceflight in 1963. David Chiu, People.com, 27 Feb. 2025 The nation's long-term goal should be the sustainable development of spaceflight activities, and human expansion into the Solar System. Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 26 Feb. 2025 But that is, again, not what our human spaceflight program is about. Denise Chow, NBC News, 20 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for spaceflight

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First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of spaceflight was in 1931

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“Spaceflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spaceflight. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.

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spaceflight

noun
space·​flight ˈspās-ˌflīt How to pronounce spaceflight (audio)
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere

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