Definitions

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

  • adjective Engaged in the launching of vehicles into outer space or in journeying through space.

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  • adjective of a nation Engaged in the building and launching of vehicles into space.
  • noun spaceflight

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  • noun a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere

Etymologies

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By analogy with seafaring

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Examples

  • That's why the Vision made such a point about using the resources of the Moon -- it's close, we know what's there, and it's the perfect place to learn the skills we need to create real, long-term spacefaring capability.

    Remembering Apollo 11 and the Legacy of Apollo - NASA Watch 2009

  • The Space Review has called Planetes “probably the most broad, detailed, and realistic televised vision of a near-term spacefaring future that has aired anywhere.”

    Planetes 2007

  • It turns out the shuttle wasn't as safe as people thought, so NASA gave up on making a spacefaring society, and went back to its roots of exploration (NASA meatball logo, and bringing back the term 'astronaut'.)

    Is Senator Bill Nelson an Astronaut? - NASA Watch 2009

  • In my opinion, that's the way it should be, if we are truly going to become a spacefaring society.

    Is Senator Bill Nelson an Astronaut? - NASA Watch 2009

  • Nick can bring these accomplishments of today into focus, understands how to bring our spacefaring civilization into the minds of kids, and is committed to sharing the imperatives of space exploration that many of us feel with millions more.

    Pelosi Likes Lampson - NASA Watch 2009

  • By neutral flagged, I mean an EML transfer station plus RLLs owned and operated by an entity such as Singapore or Isle of Man or another "entrepot" which can provide lunar access to any spacefaring nation that can get itself to that EML transfer station.

    Dennis Wingo - Why Space? Why Now? - NASA Watch 2009

  • Creating a true spacefaring society should be the aim of any exploration program.

    Dear Mr. Augustine - NASA Watch 2009

  • A neutral flagged EML Gateway with RLLs that allowed every spacefaring nation access to the lunar surface could help instigate a genuine "Moon-rush" of competition, driven by national prestige, even if tangible economic return is delayed for decades.

    Dennis Wingo - Why Space? Why Now? - NASA Watch 2009

  • Yes, absolutely that facility would be governed by a sovereign power subject to the Outer Space Treaty of 1967 but it would be a sovereign capable of achieving diplomatic balance with the other spacefaring powers.

    Dennis Wingo - Why Space? Why Now? - NASA Watch 2009

  • The overall goal of human spaceflight should be to establish a spacefaring society.

    "Moon = Stupid": Its The Same Tired Rhetoric From Bob Zubrin - NASA Watch 2009

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