nearspace
English
Noun
nearspace (uncountable)
- (Earth's exosphere, aviation) The region of the atmosphere between the Armstrong limit and the Karman limit. A region that is "near" outer space.
- (Earth's exosphere, aeronautics) The region of the exosphere between the lower bound of space and the lower bound of orbit. A region of space that is "near".
- (Earth's exosphere, astronautics) The region of space near the Earth.
Coordinate terms
- space
- local space
- outer space
- Earthspace
- cis-lunar space
- inner solar system
- solar system
- heliosphere
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