Meanings
comparative more spaceworthy · superlative most spaceworthy · alternative space-worthy
- Suitable for a launch into, or travel through, space.
NASA has set Sept. 11, 2008, as the target date for launching a mission intended to revitalize the telescope and keep it spaceworthy into the next decade, according to a planning document made public by nasawatch.com, an independent Web site.
2007 January 11, Dennis Overbye, “NASA Schedules Flight to Update Space Telescope”, in New York Times
Origin
From space + -worthy, after roadworthy etc.
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