trans-lunar injection

noun

A maneuver that moves a spacecraft from orbit around the Earth onto a trajectory towards the Moon.

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Meanings

nountrans-lunar injection (plural trans-lunar injections)

plural trans-lunar injections · alternative TLI

  1. A maneuver that moves a spacecraft from orbit around the Earth onto a trajectory towards the Moon.
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APA

trans-lunar injection. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans-lunar%20injection

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“trans-lunar injection.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans-lunar%20injection. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “trans-lunar injection,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/trans-lunar%20injection.

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