interplanetary
adjective
in·ter·plan·e·tary
ˌin-tər-ˈpla-nə-ˌter-ē 
: existing, carried on, or operating between planets
interplanetary dust
an interplanetary flight
interplanetary spacecraft
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Join us for a live talk to learn how Ingenuity’s team used resourcefulness and creativity to transform the rotorcraft from a successful tech demo into a helpful scout for the Perseverance rover, ultimately proving the value of aerial exploration for future interplanetary missions.
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IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
Japanese researchers from Kyoto University have proposed an interplanetary transportation system — the Hexatrack — that would let people take a bullet train to the moon.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
In February 2022, NASA recommended that SpaceX prepare an analysis of launch window availability for the space station and interplanetary missions to ensure that Starlink would not significantly reduce access to space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2024
The films are based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel of the same name, which takes place in a future entrenched in interplanetary warfare.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
And this time, instead of swinging back to Earth once again, humankind has an opportunity to launch itself deeper into the solar system, establishing us even more as a spacefaring, possibly interplanetary, species.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
As science fiction goes, the film rewrote the rules, leading with revolutionary visuals and its equally striking sound design, to the extent that those elements took precedence over the plot: an interplanetary battle for the galaxy’s rarest resource.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Getting to the meat of the matter, Zubrin makes a case for shipping deuterium–a rare isotope of hydrogen–from Mars to Earth based primarily on its 4x abundance there and the assumption that Starship will reduce interplanetary freight-costs to $100/kg.
—Greg Autry, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
And thanks to Ingenuity’s dozens of flights, those future aircraft will leave Earth informed by a much better understanding about how interplanetary aerial missions can work.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2024
IEEE Spectrum, 29 Mar. 2024
Japanese researchers from Kyoto University have proposed an interplanetary transportation system — the Hexatrack — that would let people take a bullet train to the moon.
—William Gavin, Quartz, 19 Mar. 2024
In February 2022, NASA recommended that SpaceX prepare an analysis of launch window availability for the space station and interplanetary missions to ensure that Starlink would not significantly reduce access to space.
—IEEE Spectrum, 13 Mar. 2024
The films are based on Frank Herbert's sci-fi novel of the same name, which takes place in a future entrenched in interplanetary warfare.
—Stephanie Kaloi, Peoplemag, 28 Feb. 2024
And this time, instead of swinging back to Earth once again, humankind has an opportunity to launch itself deeper into the solar system, establishing us even more as a spacefaring, possibly interplanetary, species.
—Marina Koren, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2024
As science fiction goes, the film rewrote the rules, leading with revolutionary visuals and its equally striking sound design, to the extent that those elements took precedence over the plot: an interplanetary battle for the galaxy’s rarest resource.
—Peter Debruge, Variety, 21 Feb. 2024
Getting to the meat of the matter, Zubrin makes a case for shipping deuterium–a rare isotope of hydrogen–from Mars to Earth based primarily on its 4x abundance there and the assumption that Starship will reduce interplanetary freight-costs to $100/kg.
—Greg Autry, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024
And thanks to Ingenuity’s dozens of flights, those future aircraft will leave Earth informed by a much better understanding about how interplanetary aerial missions can work.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 25 Jan. 2024
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“Interplanetary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/interplanetary. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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