space·far·ing

(spās′fâr′ĭng)

adj.

Engaged in the launching of vehicles into outer space or in journeying through space: a spacefaring civilization.

space′far′er n.

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spacefaring

(ˈspeɪsˌfɛərɪŋ)

space travel

adj

engaging in space travel

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Noun

spacefaring - 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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