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Words related to space travel.

Below is a massive list of space travel words - that is, words related to space travel. The top 4 are: spacefaring , voyage , cruise and journey . You can get the definition(s) of a word in the list below by tapping the question-mark icon next to it. The words at the top of the list are the ones most associated with space travel, and as you go down the relatedness becomes more slight. By default, the words are sorted by relevance/relatedness, but you can also get the most common space travel terms by using the menu below, and there's also the option to sort the words alphabetically so you can get space travel words starting with a particular letter. You can also filter the word list so it only shows words that are also related to another word of your choosing. So for example, you could enter "spacefaring" and click "filter", and it'd give you words that are related to space travel and spacefaring.

You can highlight the terms by the frequency with which they occur in the written English language using the menu below. The frequency data is extracted from the English Wikipedia corpus, and updated regularly. If you just care about the words' direct semantic similarity to space travel, then there's probably no need for this.

There are already a bunch of websites on the net that help you find synonyms for various words, but only a handful that help you find related , or even loosely associated words. So although you might see some synonyms of space travel in the list below, many of the words below will have other relationships with space travel - you could see a word with the exact opposite meaning in the word list, for example. So it's the sort of list that would be useful for helping you build a space travel vocabulary list, or just a general space travel word list for whatever purpose, but it's not necessarily going to be useful if you're looking for words that mean the same thing as space travel (though it still might be handy for that).

If you're looking for names related to space travel (e.g. business names, or pet names), this page might help you come up with ideas. The results below obviously aren't all going to be applicable for the actual name of your pet/blog/startup/etc., but hopefully they get your mind working and help you see the links between various concepts. If your pet/blog/etc. has something to do with space travel, then it's obviously a good idea to use concepts or words to do with space travel.

If you don't find what you're looking for in the list below, or if there's some sort of bug and it's not displaying space travel related words, please send me feedback using this page. Thanks for using the site - I hope it is useful to you! 🐎

• spacefaring
• spaceflight
• hypertravel
• peregrinate
• peregrination
• cybertravel
• circumnavigation
• round trip ticket
• buy souvenir
• cosmopolitan
• between deck
• go back home
• motion sickness
• experience different culture
• visit other country
• book holiday
• hand luggage
• see new place
• choose destination
• plane ticket
• mode of transport
• go to airport
• fly in airplane
• passenger ticket
• arrive at destination
• return ticket
• mode of transportation
• board plane
• drive your car
• business trip
• save your money
• gravity-assist
• visit relative
• fellow traveller
• destination
• accommodate
• aeronautics
• rollercoaster
• pseudospace
• kilometrage
• spaceworthy
• hammerspace
• thanatourism
• astronautics
• biomedicine
• adventurous
• astronavigation
• dangerousness
• intercontinental
• rollercoasters
• transportation
• get on plane
• bioastronautics
• retrorocket
• go someplace
• subarachnoid space
• space simulator
• accommodation
• space guidance
• change of location
• difficultly
• horseriding
• space reconnaissance
• family activity
• horseback ride
• dead air space
• fast than light
• interstellar space
• space alien
• toll highway
• train ticket
• space opera
• phase space
• get somewhere
• bedroom community
• kuiper belt
• spring break
• space satellite
• mathematical space
• outer space
• learn foreign language
• interplanetary space
• metric space
• dead reckon
• head for hill
• many planet
• travel long distance
• bragg's law
• aeromedicine
• rubber duck
• satchel bag
• move walkway
• radio control helicopter
• time travel
• rough and tumble
• talk on phone
• water travel
• roller coaster
• yuri gagarin
• yuri alekseyevich gagarin
• dinner party
• space rocket
• nintendo wii
• time space convergence
• wet blanket
• science fiction
• climb mountain
• action potential
• computer game
• sleigh ride
• go for drive
• equestrian sport
• helium balloon
• play marble
• go on vacation
• paper airplane
• cruise ship
• visit friend
• make fun of
• epicyclic train
• bladder be empty
• lose something
• go somewhere
• move sidewalk
• road warrior

That's about all the space travel related words we've got! I hope this list of space travel terms was useful to you in some way or another. The words down here at the bottom of the list will be in some way associated with space travel, but perhaps tenuously (if you've currenly got it sorted by relevance, that is). If you have any feedback for the site, please share it here , but please note this is only a hobby project, so I may not be able to make regular updates to the site. Have a nice day! 🐀

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Watch a 'solar snake' slither across sun's surface ahead of massive eruption

The snake is a stream of cooler plasma squeezed between magnetic field lines.

The European Solar Orbiter spacecraft watched an odd snake-like filament crawl across the sun's surface just before a massive plasma eruption. 

The filament originated in a sunspot , a cooler region on the sun 's surface where the star's magnetic field is twisted. The "snake" took three hours to slither across the sun's disk at a speed of 105 miles (170 kilometers) per second, or 378,000 mph (608,000 km/h) according to a statement from the European Space Agency (ESA), which operates the spacecraft. In the time-lapse sequence constructed from images captured by Solar Orbiter 's Extreme Ultraviolet Imager, the "snake" glides across the disk within a second. 

Because the odd occurrence was followed by a coronal mass ejection (CME), an eruption of hot plasma from the sun's upper atmosphere , the corona, scientists think the two phenomena might be connected. 

Related: ESA's Solar orbiter just got smacked by a coronal mass ejection

The plasma of the snake was cooler than its surroundings as it made its way through the convoluted magnetic field lines emanating from the star's surface, ESA officials wrote in the statement.

"You're getting plasma flowing from one side to the other but the magnetic field is really twisted," David Long, a scientist at Mullard Space Science Laboratory of University College London, U.K., who led the investigation into the phenomenon, said in the statement. "So you're getting this change in direction because we're looking down on a twisted structure." 

Particles from the subsequent eruption, which took place on Sept. 5, were later detected by Solar Orbiter's Energetic Particle Detector (EPD). According to the ESA statement, the eruption was "one of the most intense solar energetic particle events" detected by the instrument since it began scanning its surroundings after the spacecraft launched in 2020. 

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"It's a really nice combination of datasets that we only get from Solar Orbiter," Long said.

NASA's Parker Solar Probe , which periodically approaches the sun to within a few million miles or kilometers, was in the direct firing line of this CME, taking even more valuable measurements. 

— Watch Europe's Solar Orbiter get up close and personal with the sun's corona (video) — Solar Orbiter to look at Venus' magnetic field as it swings by the planet — The sun as you've never seen it: European probe snaps closest-ever photo of our star

By pairing images of what happens on the sun's surface with measurements of particles and gases ejected from the sun as they pass orbiting spacecraft, scientists hope to be able to make new connections and gain insights into the dynamics of space weather phenomena that can affect technology on Earth .

CMEs, which contain vast amounts of magnetized plasma, can interfere with Earth's own magnetic field , triggering geomagnetic storms that are usually accompanied by spectacular aurora displays.

But the eruptions can also create dangerous conditions in Earth's orbit. Satellites experience more drag as a result of space weather events and in some cases can even fall from orbit. In February this year, SpaceX lost a batch of about 50 brand new Starlink satellites after launching them into a mild geomagnetic storm. More powerful geomagnetic storms may cause extensive power blackouts on Earth.

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Tereza is a London-based science and technology journalist, aspiring fiction writer and amateur gymnast. Originally from Prague, the Czech Republic, she spent the first seven years of her career working as a reporter, script-writer and presenter for various TV programmes of the Czech Public Service Television. She later took a career break to pursue further education and added a Master's in Science from the International Space University, France, to her Bachelor's in Journalism and Master's in Cultural Anthropology from Prague's Charles University. She worked as a reporter at the Engineering and Technology magazine, freelanced for a range of publications including Live Science, Space.com, Professional Engineering, Via Satellite and Space News and served as a maternity cover science editor at the European Space Agency.

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Shape-Shifting Serpent of Space: NASA’s EELS Robot Revolutionizes Extraterrestrial Exploration

By Jet Propulsion Laboratory May 9, 2023

Illustration of the Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor (EELS) concept. This versatile, snake-like robot is being designed to autonomously explore uncharted terrains in space and on Earth without real-time human input. Credit NASA/JPL-CalTech

A versatile robot that would autonomously map, traverse, and explore previously inaccessible destinations is being put to the test at NASA ’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.

How do you create a robot that can go places no one has ever seen before – on its own, without real-time human input? A team at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory that’s creating a snake-like robot for traversing extreme terrain is taking on the challenge with the mentality of a startup: Build quickly, test often, learn, adjust, repeat.

Called EELS (short for Exobiology Extant Life Surveyor), the self-propelled, autonomous robot was inspired by a desire to look for signs of life in the ocean hiding below the icy crust of Saturn ’s moon Enceladus by descending narrow vents in the surface that spew geysers into space . Although testing and development continue, designing for such a challenging destination has resulted in a highly adaptable robot. EELS could pick a safe course through a wide variety of terrain on Earth, the Moon, and far beyond, including undulating sand and ice, cliff walls, craters too steep for rovers, underground lava tubes, and labyrinthine spaces within glaciers.

Team members from JPL test a snake robot called EELS at a ski resort in the Southern California mountains in February. Designed to sense its environment, calculate risk, travel, and gather data without real-time human input, EELS could eventually explore destinations throughout the solar system. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

“It has the capability to go to locations where other robots can’t go. Though some robots are better at one particular type of terrain or other, the idea for EELS is the ability to do it all,” said JPL ’s Matthew Robinson, EELS project manager. “When you’re going places where you don’t know what you’ll find, you want to send a versatile, risk-aware robot that’s prepared for uncertainty – and can make decisions on its own.”

The project team began building the first prototype in 2019 and has been making continual revisions. Since last year, they’ve been conducting monthly field tests and refining both the hardware and the software that allows EELS to operate autonomously. In its current form, dubbed EELS 1.0, the robot weighs about 220 pounds (100 kilograms) and is 13 feet (4 meters) long. It’s composed of 10 identical segments that rotate, using screw threads for propulsion, traction, and grip. The team has been trying out a variety of screws: white, 8-inch-diameter (20-centimeter-diameter) 3D-printed plastic screws for testing on looser terrain, and narrower, sharper black metal screws for ice.

EELS is tested in the sandy terrain of JPL’s Mars Yard in April. Engineers repeatedly test the snake robot across a variety of terrain, including sand, snow, and ice. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

The robot has been put to the test in sandy, snowy, and icy environments, from the Mars Yard at JPL to a “robot playground” created at a ski resort in the snowy mountains of Southern California, even at a local indoor ice rink.

“We have a different philosophy of robot development than traditional spacecraft, with many quick cycles of testing and correcting,” said Hiro Ono, EELS principal investigator at JPL. “There are dozens of textbooks about how to design a four-wheel vehicle, but there is no textbook about how to design an autonomous snake robot to boldly go where no robot has gone before. We have to write our own. That’s what we’re doing now.”

How EELS Thinks and Moves

Because of the communications lag time between Earth and deep space, EELS is designed to autonomously sense its environment, calculate risk, travel, and gather data with yet-to-be-determined science instruments. When something goes wrong, the goal is for the robot to recover on its own, without human assistance.

“Imagine a car driving autonomously, but there are no stop signs, no traffic signals, not even any roads. The robot has to figure out what the road is and try to follow it,” said the project’s autonomy lead, Rohan Thakker. “Then it needs to go down a 100-foot drop and not fall.”

Members of JPL’s EELS team lower the robot’s sensor head – which uses lidar and stereo cameras to map its environment – into a vertical shaft called a moulin on Athabasca Glacier in British Columbia in September 2022. The team will return to the location in 2023 and 2024 for additional tests with versions of the full snake robot. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

EELS creates a 3D map of its surroundings using four pairs of stereo cameras and lidar, which is similar to radar but employs short laser pulses instead of radio waves. With the data from those sensors, navigation algorithms figure out the safest path forward. The goal has been to create library of “gaits,” or ways the robot can move in response to terrain challenges, from sidewinding to curling in on itself, a move the team calls “banana.”

In its final form, the robot will contain 48 actuators – essentially little motors – that give it the flexibility to assume multiple configurations but add complexity for both the hardware and software teams. Thakker compares the actuators to “48 steering wheels.” Many of them have built-in force-torque sensing, working like a kind of skin so EELS can feel how much force it’s exerting on terrain. That helps it to move vertically in narrow chutes with uneven surfaces, configuring itself to push against opposing walls at the same time like a rock climber.

The screws that propel EELS while providing traction and grip are lined up in a lab at JPL. At left is the black aluminum screw for testing on ice. The remaining 3D-printed plastic screws – with varying lengths, lead angles, thread heights, and edge sharpness – have been tested on looser snow and sand. Credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech

Last year, the EELS team got to experience those kinds of challenging spaces when they lowered the robot’s perception head – the segment with the cameras and lidar – into a vertical shaft called a moulin at Athabasca Glacier in the Canadian Rockies. In September, they’re returning to the location, which is in many ways an analog for icy moons in our solar system, with a version of the robot designed to test subsurface mobility. The team will drop a small sensor suite – to monitor glacier chemical and physical properties – that EELS will eventually be able to deploy to remote sites.

“Our focus so far has been on autonomous capability and mobility, but eventually we’ll look at what science instruments we can integrate with EELS,” Robinson said. “Scientists tell us where they want to go, what they’re most excited about, and we’ll provide a robot that will get them there. How? Like a startup, we just have to build it.”

More About the Project

EELS is funded by the Office of Technology Infusion and Strategy at NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Southern California through a technology accelerator program called JPL Next. JPL is managed for NASA by Caltech in Pasadena, California. The EELS team has worked with a number of university partners on the project, including Arizona State University , Carnegie Mellon University , and the University of California, San Diego . The robot is not currently part of any NASA mission.

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Everything you need to know about space travel (almost)

We're a long way from home...

Paul Parsons

When did we first start exploring space?

The first human-made object to go into space was a German V2 missile , launched on a test flight in 1942. Although uncrewed, it reached an altitude of 189km (117 miles).

Former Nazi rocket scientists were later recruited by both America and Russia (often at gunpoint in the latter case), where they were instrumental in developing Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) – rockets capable of carrying nuclear weapons from one side of the planet to the other.

It was these super-missiles that formed the basis for the space programmes of both post-war superpowers. As it happened, Russia was the first to reach Earth orbit, when it launched the uncrewed Sputnik 1 in October 1957, followed a month later by Sputnik 2, carrying the dog Laika – the first live animal in space.

The USA sent its first uncrewed satellite, Explorer 1, into orbit soon after, in January 1958. A slew of robotic spaceflights followed, from both sides of the Atlantic, before Russian cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin piloted Vostok 1 into orbit on 12 April 1961, to become the first human being in space . And from there the space race proper began, culminating in Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin becoming the first people to walk on the Moon as part of NASA's Apollo programme .

Why is space travel important?

Space exploration is the future. It satisfies the human urge to explore and to travel, and in the years and decades to come it could even provide our species with new places to call home – especially relevant now, as Earth becomes increasingly crowded .

Extending our reach into space is also necessary for the advancement of science. Space telescopes like the Hubble Space Telescope and probes to the distant worlds of the Solar System are continually updating, and occasionally revolutionising, our understanding of astronomy and physics.

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But there are also some very practical reasons, such as mining asteroids for materials that are extremely rare here on Earth.

One example is the huge reserve of the chemical isotope helium-3 thought to be locked away in the soil on the surface of the Moon . This isotope is a potential fuel for future nuclear fusion reactors – power stations that tap into the same source of energy as the Sun. Unlike other fusion fuels, helium-3 gives off no hard-to-contain and deadly neutron radiation.

However, for this to happen the first challenge to overcome is how to build a base on the Moon. In 2019, China's Chang’e 4 mission marked the beginning of a new space race to conquer the Moon, signalling their intent to build a permanent lunar base , while the NASA Artemis mission plans to build a space station, called Lunar Orbital Platform-Gateway , providing a platform to ferry astronauts to the Moon's surface.

Could humans travel into interstellar space and how would we get there?

It’s entirely feasible that human explorers will visit the furthest reaches of our Solar System. The stars, however, are another matter. Interstellar space is so vast that it takes light – the fastest thing we know of in the Universe – years, centuries and millennia to traverse it. Faster-than-light travel may be possible one day, but is unlikely to become a reality in our lifetimes.

It’s not impossible that humans might one day cross this cosmic gulf, though it won’t be easy. The combustion-powered rocket engines of today certainly aren’t up to the job – they just don’t use fuel efficiently enough. Instead, interstellar spacecraft may create a rocket-like propulsion jet using electric and magnetic fields. This so-called ‘ ion drive ’ technology has already been tested aboard uncrewed Solar System probes.

Another possibility is to push spacecraft off towards the stars using the light from a high-powered laser . A consortium of scientists calling themselves Breakthrough Starshot is already planning to send a flotilla of tiny robotic probes to our nearest star, Proxima Centauri, using just this method.

Though whether human astronauts could survive such punishing acceleration, or the decades-long journey through deep space, remains to be seen.

How do we benefit from space exploration?

Pushing forward the frontiers of science is the stated goal of many space missions . But even the development of space travel technology itself can lead to unintended yet beneficial ‘spin-off’ technologies with some very down-to-earth applications.

Notable spin-offs from the US space programme, NASA, include memory foam mattresses, artificial hearts, and the lubricant spray WD-40. Doubtless, there are many more to come.

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Space exploration also instils a sense of wonder, it reminds us that there are issues beyond our humdrum planet and its petty squabbles, and without doubt it helps to inspire each new generation of young scientists. It’s also an insurance policy. We’re now all too aware that global calamities can and do happen – for instance, climate change and the giant asteroid that smashed into the Earth 65 million years ago, leading to the total extinction of the dinosaurs .

The lesson for the human species is that we keep all our eggs in one basket at our peril. On the other hand, a healthy space programme, and the means to travel to other worlds, gives us an out.

Is space travel dangerous?

In short, yes – very. Reaching orbit means accelerating up to around 28,000kph (17,000mph, or 22 times the speed of sound ). If anything goes wrong at that speed, it’s seldom good news.

Then there’s the growing cloud of space junk to contend with in Earth's orbit – defunct satellites, discarded rocket stages and other detritus – all moving just as fast. A five-gram bolt hitting at orbital speed packs as much energy as a 200kg weight dropped from the top of an 18-storey building.

And getting to space is just the start of the danger. The principal hazard once there is cancer-producing radiation – the typical dose from one day in space is equivalent to what you’d receive over an entire year back on Earth, thanks to the planet’s atmosphere and protective magnetic field.

Add to that the icy cold airless vacuum , the need to bring all your own food and water, plus the effects of long-duration weightlessness on bone density, the brain and muscular condition – including that of the heart – and it soon becomes clear that venturing into space really isn’t for the faint-hearted.

When will space travel be available to everyone?

It’s already happening – that is, assuming your pockets are deep enough. The first self-funded ‘space tourist’ was US businessman Dennis Tito, who in 2001 spent a week aboard the International Space Station (ISS) for the cool sum of $20m (£15m).

Virgin Galactic has long been promising to take customers on short sub-orbital hops into space – where passengers get to experience rocket propulsion and several minutes of weightlessness, before gliding back to a runway landing on Earth, all for $250k (£190k). In late July 2020, the company unveiled the finished cabin in its SpaceShipTwo vehicle, suggesting that commercial spaceflights may begin shortly.

Meanwhile, Elon Musk’s SpaceX , which in May 2020 became the first private company to launch a human crew to Earth orbit aboard the Crew Dragon , plans to offer stays on the ISS for $35k (£27k) per night. SpaceX is now prototyping its huge Starship vehicle , which is designed to take 100 passengers from Earth to as far afield as Mars for around $20k (£15k) per head. Musk stated in January that he hoped to be operating 1,000 Starships by 2050.

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Space Snakes launches players into an exciting and cosmic adventure, combining the classic Snake arcade game with the vastness of outer space. In this imaginative fusion, players control cosmic serpents as they navigate through the stars, creating an experience that blends strategy, skill, and exploration.

In "Space Snakes," players command spacefaring snakes that traverse the galaxy in search of cosmic nourishment. The fundamental mechanics mirror those of the traditional Snake game, but with unique twists inspired by the space setting:

Galactic Nourishment: Instead of traditional food items, players gather stardust or celestial energy to expand their snake's length. This stardust can be found floating throughout the space environment, and its collection creates a visual spectacle that contributes to the game's immersive atmosphere.

3D Space Movement: Unlike the original's two-dimensional grid, "Space Snakes" operates in a three-dimensional space, allowing players to move in any direction—up, down, left, or right—as they weave between celestial objects.

Gravity and Orbits: Planets, asteroids, and other celestial bodies exert gravitational forces, affecting the snake's trajectory and adding a layer of complexity to the navigation. Skilled players can even use these forces to slingshot around planets for swift maneuvers.

Obstacles and Hazards: Nebulas, asteroid fields, and cosmic storms introduce hazards that players must navigate around to avoid collisions. These environmental challenges encourage strategic thinking and adaptability.

Space-Themed Power-Ups: "Space Snakes" offers unique power-ups such as wormholes for instant travel, temporary shields to protect against hazards, and energy surges that speed up the snake's growth.

Graphics and Presentation:

The game's graphics embrace the breathtaking beauty of space. Nebulas, distant galaxies, and shimmering stars create a stunning backdrop for the snake's cosmic journey. The snake itself might be composed of luminescent particles, further enhancing the celestial aesthetic.

Exploration and Discovery:

"Space Snakes" encourages players to explore the galaxy's diverse regions. From the icy outskirts of the solar system to the heart of vibrant nebulae, each area presents its own challenges and rewards, making the game an engaging and ever-changing experience.

Multiplayer and Social Interaction:

Multiplayer modes could allow players to team up or compete in real-time space races. Cooperative missions, challenges, and leaderboards foster social interaction and friendly rivalry among players.

Accessibility and User-Friendly Design:

While embracing the complexities of a three-dimensional environment, "Space Snakes" could prioritize intuitive controls and accessible gameplay. The game might offer adjustable difficulty settings to cater to players of various skill levels.

In conclusion, "Space Snakes" delivers a celestial twist on the classic Snake arcade game, taking players on a journey through the cosmos. With its innovative mechanics, captivating visuals, and immersive gameplay, the game offers a thrilling blend of nostalgia and futuristic exploration that appeals to both seasoned gamers and newcomers alike.

How to play Space Snakes

Using Mouse and Keyboard

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