Definition of Space program

1. Noun. A technological program intended to explore outer space.

Generic synonyms: Program, Programme
Specialized synonyms: Apollo Program, Gemini Program, Mercury Program

Lexicographical Neighbors of Space Program

space nerve
space of Donders
space opera
space operas
space out
space perception
space permeability
space platform
space polar coordinate
space polar coordinates
space power system
space power systems
space probe
space probes
space processing
space program (current term)
space quadrature
space quadratures
space quantization
space quantizations
space race
space reconnaissance
space reddening
space reddenings
space request
space requests
space research
space researches
space retainer
space rock

Literary usage of Space program

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"President Kennedy called on Vice-Président Lyndon Johnson, chairman of the National Space Council, to survey the national space program and determine what ..."

2. Exploring the Moon and Mars: Choices for the Nation (1992)
"Soon after the first Apollo landing, interest waned as concern about social equity and the 'Vietnam War increased. Funding for the space program peaked in ..."

3. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"Late in March 1958, a NACA group studying "Suggestions for a space program" included notations for a launch program in January 1959 to put satellites of 135 ..."

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