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Entry 1 sense Webster, 1913

Space age

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01 n. the time during which humans engaged in space exploration; -- generally considered as beginning on October 4, 1957 when the Soviet Union pl…
  1. 1.
    the time during which humans engaged in space exploration; -- generally considered as beginning on October 4, 1957 when the Soviet Union placed the first artificial satellite into orbit around the earth.