spacefaring

See also: space-faring

English

Etymology

space +‎ faring, by analogy with seafaring.

Pronunciation

(US) IPA^(key): /ˈspeɪsfæɹɪŋ/

Adjective

spacefaring (not comparable)

Engaged in the building and launching of vehicles into space.
- 1985, Krafft Ehricke, Lunar Bases and Space Activities of the 21st Century, Lunar and Planetary Institute, →ISBN, page 830:
  If God wanted man to become a spacefaring species, He would have given man a moon.

Noun

spacefaring (uncountable)

(The practice of) spaceflight.

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