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astronautics Definition

as·tro·nau·tics (as′trə nôt′iks, -nät′-)

noun

the science that deals with spacecraft and with travel in outer space, esp. to the moon and to other planets

Etymology: < Fr astronautique (coined 1927): see astro- & aeronautics

astronautics Related Forms
as′·tro·nau′·ti·cal adjective as′·tro·nau′·ti·cally adverb