Meaning & use
Cislunar
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Relating to the region of space between Earth and the orbit of the Moon.
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NASA is developing infrastructure to support cislunar missions before returning astronauts to the Moon's surface.
Satellites in cislunar space could serve as relay stations for future lunar exploration.
A note on using this word
Formed from Latin "cis-" (on this side of) and "lunar"; increasingly used as space agencies plan missions beyond Earth orbit.
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