Synonyms and antonyms of Space vehicles and space travel in British Thesaurus

aerospace (adjective)

relating to the science or business of building and flying planes and space vehicles

Apollo ()

a US space programme that sent rockets into space in the 1960s and 1970s and put the first man on the Moon

astronaut (noun)

someone who travels and works in space

blast off ()

if a spaceship blasts off, it leaves the ground

blast-off (noun)

informal the moment when a spacecraft leaves the ground

booster (noun)

an extra engine on a spacecraft that gives it enough power to leave the Earth’s atmosphere

Cape Canaveral ()

the home of the Kennedy Space Center in Florida where US space vehicles and missiles are launched into space

capsule (noun)

the part of a space vehicle in which people travel

communications satellite (noun)

a piece of equipment sent into space that travels around the Earth and passes television, radio, and telephone signals from one place to another

cosmonaut (noun)

an astronaut in the Russian space programme

craft (noun)

an aircraft or space vehicle

dock (verb)

if a spacecraft docks, it joins to another spacecraft while they are still in space

flight path (noun)

the route that an aircraft, space vehicle, or missile follows as it travels through the air

fly-by (noun)

a flight by a spaceship past a planet

flying saucer (noun)

a round flat object believed to be a spacecraft from another planet

gantry (noun)

a large structure that is used to build and repair a rocket or other space vehicle

geostationary (adjective)

a geostationary satellite appears to remain in the same place, because it travels at the same speed as the Earth

intergalactic (adjective)

travelling or happening between different galaxies (=large groups of stars)

interplanetary (adjective)

travelling or taking place between different planets

launch (verb)

to send a missile, space vehicle, satellite, or other object into the air or into space

launch (noun)

the act of sending a missile, space vehicle, satellite, or other object into the air or into space

launch pad (noun)

the surface from which a missile, space vehicle etc is sent into the air or into space

lift off ()

when an aircraft or space vehicle lifts off, it goes up from the ground into the air

lift-off (noun)

the time when a space vehicle goes up from the ground into the air

lunar module (noun)

a small vehicle used in space for travelling between a large spacecraft and the moon

manned (adjective)

a manned space vehicle or aircraft has people on it who operate it

mission (noun)

a flight into space

mission control (noun)

a group of people who control a space flight from the ground, or the place where they do this

module (noun)

a part of a space vehicle that is used separately to do a particular job

NASA ()

the National Aeronautics and Space Administration: a government organization in the US responsible for space research

orbiter (noun)

a spacecraft or satellite that is designed to travel continuously around a planet or other object in space but not to land on it

pad (noun)

a flat hard area where helicopters take off and land or where rockets are launched into space

payload (noun)

the equipment or people in a space vehicle

pod (noun)

the part of a space vehicle that can be separated from the main part

probe (noun)

a space probe

re-entry (noun)

the moment when a spacecraft enters the Earth’s atmosphere again

rocket (noun)

a vehicle shaped like a tube that travels in space. A rocket is launched when it is sent up from the ground into the sky.

rover (noun)

a small vehicle used by astronauts for travelling on the surface of a planet

satellite (noun)

an object that is sent into space to travel round the Earth in order to receive and send information

ship (noun)

informal a large vehicle, especially a spacecraft

shuttle (noun)

a space shuttle

soft landing (noun)

the process by which a plane or a space vehicle comes down to the ground in a gentle and safe way

the space age (noun)

the period that began when people first started to travel into space

space capsule (noun)

a small space vehicle in which astronauts return to Earth from space

spacecraft (noun)

a vehicle that can travel in space

space flight (noun)

a journey into space

spaceman (noun)

informal an astronaut

space probe (noun)

a vehicle containing cameras and other equipment that is sent into space to collect information and send it back to Earth

spaceship (noun)

a spacecraft

space shuttle (noun)

a vehicle that travels into space and back to Earth and lands like a plane

space station (noun)

a laboratory in space that people can live in for long periods of time

spacesuit (noun)

a set of clothes that allows someone to move and breathe in space

space tourism (noun)

space travel that is done for enjoyment

spacewalk (noun)

an occasion when an astronaut goes outside the spacecraft in space, for example to repair something

spacewoman (noun)

informal a female astronaut

splash down ()

when a space vehicle splashes down, it lands in the sea after being in space

starship (noun)

in science fiction stories, a large vehicle that can travel very long distances in space

suborbital (adjective)

a suborbital space flight travels some of the way but not all of the way round the Earth

taikonaut (noun)

an astronaut in the Chinese space programme

test flight (noun)

an occasion when a plane or rocket (=vehicle for travelling into space) is flown for the first time in order to test its equipment

thruster (noun)

an engine on a spacecraft or aircraft that controls in what direction and how high it flies

touch down ()

if an aircraft or space vehicle touches down, it lands

tracking station (noun)

a place where scientists check and record the movements of space vehicles and satellites

Trekkie (noun)

informal someone who is very interested in space and in books and films about space