translunar
Past the moon
Translunar describes anything beyond the moon's orbit or relating to travel past the moon into deep space.
A translunar trajectory carries a spacecraft from Earth orbit toward the moon and beyond: The Apollo missions achieved translunar injection before proceeding to lunar orbit.
The term appears in astronomy and spaceflight contexts.
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- trajectoryPath of moving object
- ArtemisGreek hunting goddess
Gateway · interplanetary · celestial · cosmic · extraterrestrial · astral · heavenly
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
- idealisticPursuing unrealistic standards
visionary · ambitious · audacious · quixotic · lofty · dreamlike · fantastical · mythic
Far away or aloof
- remoteDistant or controller
- farawayAt great distance
- far-flungScattered over vast areas
- unreachableCannot be accessed
transcendent · otherworldly · ethereal · sublime · unattainable · inaccessible · rarefied · exalted
Backward-gliding dance step
- lunarscapeMoon's surface scenery
- cratersImpact-formed depressions
- mareFemale adult equine
- regolithFragmented covering over bedrock
selenology · moonscape · maria
moonshot
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- ApolloSun deity, moonshot namesake
- spacecraftVehicle for outer space
- trajectoryPath of moving object
Artemis · Gateway · interplanetary · celestial · cosmic · extraterrestrial · astral · heavenly
moonshot
Bold, unlikely endeavor
- impossibleIncapable of occurring
- unachievableCannot be accomplished
- utopianImpractically perfect in conception
idealistic · visionary · ambitious · audacious · quixotic · lofty · dreamlike · fantastical · mythic · legendary
distant
Far away or aloof
unreachable · transcendent · otherworldly · ethereal · sublime · unattainable · inaccessible · rarefied · exalted · lofty
moonwalk
Backward-gliding dance step
- lunarscapeMoon's surface scenery
- cratersImpact-formed depressions
- mareFemale adult equine
regolith · selenology · moonscape · maria
translunarcislunar
Between Earth and moon
sublunar · geocentric · Earth orbit · geosynchronous · terrestrial
translunarearthly
Of this world
terrestrial · mundane · earthbound · sublunar · worldly
lunar, lunatic, trans, lunatics, luna, lunula, lunate, sublunar, lunation