near space

English

Etymology

near +‎ space

Noun

near space (uncountable)

1. (Earth's exosphere, aviation) The region of the atmosphere between the Armstrong limit and the Karman limit. A region that is "near" outer space.
2. (Earth's exosphere, aeronautics) The region of the exosphere between the lower bound of space and the lower bound of orbit. A region of space that is "near".
3. (Earth's exosphere, astronautics) The region of space near the Earth.

Coordinate terms

• space
• local space
• outer space
• Earthspace
• cis-lunar space
• inner solar system
• solar system
• heliosphere

Anagrams

• pancrease