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Recent Examples of pathfinder
The Space Development Agency (SDA) launched a batch of prototype missile-tracking and data-relay satellites in 2023, pathfinders for a constellation of hundreds of spacecraft in low-Earth orbit that will begin launching later this year.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
Robotic missions carried out under CLPS are meant to serve as scientific pathfinders, paving the way for astronauts’ return.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Rangers serve as scouts, advisers and pathfinders, among other roles.
—Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Fixed an issue where the pathfinder line appears in photos taken in Photomode.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 23 July 2025
Robotic missions carried out under CLPS are meant to serve as scientific pathfinders, paving the way for astronauts’ return.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 4 June 2025
The Rangers serve as scouts, advisers and pathfinders, among other roles.
—Gavin John, New York Times, 31 May 2025
Fixed an issue where the pathfinder line appears in photos taken in Photomode.
—Oliver Brandt, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pathfinder
Noun
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Under the president’s new blueprints for NASA, the agency looks set to depend on Elon Musk’s outfit to loft future Moon explorers aboard the SpaceX Starship from the Kennedy Space Center as SLS flights are aborted.—
Kevin Holden Platt,
Forbes.com,
1 Sep. 2025
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The Titanic’s final resting place was far from Ballard’s only discovery in a long, distinguished career as a scientist and explorer.—
Katie Hunt,
CNN Money,
31 Aug. 2025
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William Arruda is a keynote speaker, author, and personal branding pioneer.—
William Arruda,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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Tech pioneers like Sam Altman, Elon Musk, and Jeff Bezos suggest space may be the next place to look.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
2 Sep. 2025
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“Pathfinder.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pathfinder. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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