Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Operating in or involving equipment operating in outer space.
- adjective Moving or drifting in outer space.
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- adjective Operating or travelling in
space .
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Examples
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D. in physics and spends most of his time working as mission scientist for a spaceborne solar telescope at the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
Katie Compton wins finale as Sanne Van Paassen claims 2010-11 World Cup 2011
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The actions of the spaceborne entities, and indeed the fact of their existence, were an unpredictable factor.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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But in 2007, SMD worked hard to help during the California wildfires, deploying both airborne and spaceborne NASA assets at the direction of their AA Stern and Earth Science director Freilich.
Is SMD Paying Attention to White House Priorities? - NASA Watch 2009
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D. in physics and spends most of his time working as mission scientist for a spaceborne solar telescope at the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
Niels Albert wins finale in Hoogerheide, clinches World Cup title 2011
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The actions of the spaceborne entities, and indeed the fact of their existence, were an unpredictable factor.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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D. in physics and spends most of his time working as mission scientist for a spaceborne solar telescope at the Royal Observatory of Belgium.
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Instead, we should be taking advantage of NEOs, exploiting them, hopefully creating a sustainable spaceborne infrastructure.
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Actually, I have felt that asteroid deflection is stupid since it doesn't provide for a spaceborne infrastructure.
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The new human spaceflight budget shall protect the spaceborne life and the future human life on the surface of the Moon.
Insight via Twitter into NASA Appropriations logic (or lack thereof) - NASA Watch 2009
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The spaceborne alien with whom Guinan had communicated with—this time from the Romulan ship—had promised to be much more careful on this trip into their galaxy and had deposited the ship safely and undamaged back near the Pulsar Alpha Six-Four system.
Star Trek The Next Generation® David A. McIntee 2011
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