Definition of spaceflight
: flight beyond the earth's atmosphere
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Examples of spaceflight in a Sentence
a history of human spaceflight
Recent Examples of spaceflight from the Web
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Perhaps this response can be expected, however, from a general public that acknowledges paying little attention to space and spaceflight news.
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The current medical research on board the International Space Station is a reminder of the benefits that routine spaceflight could bring.
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But the implications for Elon Musk’s spaceflight operation are much larger than a single communications sattelite.
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Now, he's followed up on recommendations the panel issued in February by ordering the aerospace bureaucracy to remake itself, with at least two revolutions in mind: one in information technology and the other in spaceflight itself.
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Although light does not exert much pressure, previous work has shown that sunlight can be used for spaceflight.
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Here's a look at the Trump administration's influence on American spaceflight and a summary of some of the projects NASA is launching soon.
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These include the miniaturization of electronics that will allow for smaller robotic vehicles, the decreasing costs of launch, private investment in spaceflight, commercial interest in lunar resources, and new ways of government contracting.
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Simulated spaceflight was less daunting to some than airflight.
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First Known Use of spaceflight
1931
SPACEFLIGHT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of spaceflight for English Language Learners
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: flight into outer space in a spacecraft
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