spaceflight
noun/ˈspeɪsˌflaɪt/
Frequency rank: #16,351 most common English word
Meaning
the act or experience of traveling beyond Earth's atmosphere in a spacecraft.
Example sentence
Scientists have been working hard to make commercial spaceflight affordable for ordinary people.
Synonyms & related words
- astronautics
- cosmonautics
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