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Vinony

astronautics

noun

  1. theory and practice of navigation beyond the Earth's atmosphere
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Wiktionary

noun

Etymology: Etymology tree English astronaut Proto-Indo-European *-ikos Proto-Italic *-ikos Latin -icuslbor. Old French -iquebor. Middle English -ik English -ic Old English -as Middle English -es English -s English -ics English astronautics From astronaut + -ics.

  1. Navigation through space.
  2. The science and technology of space flight.