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spacefaring
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space·far·ing  (spsfârng)
n.
The launching of vehicles into outer space.
adj.
Engaged in the launching of vehicles into outer space: "efforts in planetary exploration . . . achieved in cooperation with other spacefaring nations" (Chet Raymo).
spacefarer n.
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Noun1.spacefaring - a voyage outside the Earth's atmospherespacefaring - a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere
space travel, spaceflight
voyage - a journey to some distant place
gravity-assist - (spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field
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