space program

/speɪs ˌproʊˈgræm/
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Other forms: space programs

Definitions of space program
  1. noun
    a technological program intended to explore outer space
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    examples:
    Apollo program
    a program of space flights undertaken by US to land a man on the Moon
    Gemini program
    a program of space flights undertaken by US in 1965 and 1966
    Mercury program
    a program of rocket-powered flights undertaken by US between 1961 and 1963 with the goal of putting a man in orbit around the earth
    type of:
    program, programme
    a system of projects or services intended to meet a public need
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