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interplanetary - definition and meaning
Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
adjective
from The Century Dictionary.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
adjective
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adjective between planets
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adjective
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inter- + planetary
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It would enable a drastic reduction in interplanetary transit times necessary to maintain functional humans.
"Moon = Stupid": Its The Same Tired Rhetoric From Bob Zubrin - NASA Watch 2009
He's also a proponent of manned space travel even though his background might indicate that he would be more interested in interplanetary robotic missions.
Who Should Be The Next Administrator of NASA? - NASA Watch 2009
The EPOXI spacecraft is indeed in interplanetary space; during the DINET test its distance from Earth varied between 81 and 49 light seconds, which is around 50 times the distance to the Moon, around 1/4 of the distance to Mars at closest approach, and around 1/20 of the maximum distance to Mars.
Extending Cyberspace Into Outer Space - NASA Watch 2009
A meteoroid is matter revolving around the sun or any object in interplanetary space that is too small to be called an asteroid or a comet.
Cosmic Projectiles 2008
--- Returning to the Moon achieves "step-by-step approach of new achievements in interplanetary flight" far better than not doing so, as I have indicated in my list above.
Former NAC Chair Jack Schmitt Quits Planetary Society Over New Roadmap - NASA Watch 2008
TPS Statement * achieving a step-by-step approach of new achievements in interplanetary flight, including a human mission to a near-Earth object
Former NAC Chair Jack Schmitt Quits Planetary Society Over New Roadmap - NASA Watch 2008
One craft she identified as interplanetary , a new and shapely version of Moonjumper.
The Game Of Empire Anderson, Poul, 1926- 1985
They're part of an experiment to find out how a crew would handle the stress, claustrophobia and fatigue real astronauts would face in long-term interplanetary travel.
msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines 2011
Even though we think of meteorites as being blazing hot, they’re actually very, very cold, having been chilled in interplanetary space for eons.
Avert your eyes! ewillett 2007
That’s the first point I want to get across: that if the distances involved in interplanetary travel are enormous, and the travel times fit to rival the first Australian settlers, then the distances and times involved in interstellar travel are mind-numbing.
grudging admission « Love | Peace | Ohana 2007
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