earthside
Toward the ground
Earthside means on or toward Earth, used when the alternative is space, another celestial body, or orbit.
The term appears in science fiction and aerospace contexts: Her family was still earthside while she worked on the lunar station.
It can function as adjective or adverb: earthside operations, transmitting the data earthside.
Mutual mass attraction
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- launchpadRocket departure platform
- spaceportSpacecraft launch facility
- mission controlEarth-based space operations hub
ground crew · pre-launch · countdown · grounded · terrestrial · surface · base · hangar
Six-point gridiron play
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- reentryComing back in
- descentDownward slope or lineage
capsule · recovery · parachute · quarantine · astronauts · crew · helicopter · deorbit
gravity
Mutual mass attraction
- atmosphereGaseous layer around planets
- launchpadRocket departure platform
- spaceportSpacecraft launch facility
mission control · ground crew · pre-launch · countdown · grounded · terrestrial · surface · base · hangar · tarmac
touchdown
Six-point gridiron play
- splashdownSpacecraft's water landing
- homecomingReturning to one's origin
- reentryComing back in
descent · capsule · recovery · parachute · quarantine · astronauts · crew · helicopter · deorbit · heatshield
terrain
Land's physical features
valley · canyon · desert · forest · ocean · tundra · plateau · volcano · earthquake · geology
ordinary
Standard, unremarkable
- routineRegular sequence of actions
- daily lifeRegular everyday activities
- worldlyExperienced in practical affairs
secular · practical · domestic · civilian · normal · everyday · commonplace · familiar · bills · commute
earth, earthy, earthen, earthly, unearthly, earthward, earthwards, earthbound, earthling