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UK
/ˌæstɹənˈɔːtɪks/
]
[ US /ˌæstɹəˈnɑtɪks/ ]
[ US /ˌæstɹəˈnɑtɪks/ ]
NOUN
- the theory and practice of navigation through air or space
How To Use astronautics In A Sentence
- Since most of the shuttle system was designed to be reusable, it was supposed to take the astronomical costs out of astronautics.
- The new system "can cover the civilian and military sides," said Xu Shijie, a professor of astronautics at Beihang University in Beijing. Mistrust stalls U.S.-China space cooperation
- He rejoined the faculty in 1996 and now holds the Charles Stark Draper chair in aeronautics and astronautics.
- At MIT, he graduated with highest honors in aeronautics and astronautics as well as in science, technology, and society.
- The "complete ISS" is grossly under-equipped to achieve billion-dollar breakthroughs in fundamental biology, physics, and chemistry, or in applied astronautics, materials science, and space systems. ISS Is Starting to Look Like Freedom - NASA Watch
- He is the author of more than 30 technical articles and is a fellow of the American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics.
- The link between science fiction and the history of astronautics is complex.
- Professions that helped humanity reach the Moon include astronautics, rocketry, space medicine, and space science.
- This is a high priority on the bioastronautics roadmap. Reader's Consensus: Develop a new launch vehicle - NASA Watch
- Beginning with Salyut VI, Soviet astronautics took a leading position in long-term space flights as well as in international space programs.