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aeronautics

[air-uh-naw-tiks, -not-iks] / ˌɛər əˈnɔ tɪks, -ˈnɒt ɪks /
NOUN
science of flight
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At the same time, work accelerated across a wide range of priorities, including lunar exploration, Earth science, planetary defense, next-generation aeronautics, and technologies intended to support future missions to Mars.

From Science Daily • Jan. 25, 2026

Bertrand Vilmer, an aeronautics expert and consultant at Paris-based Icare Aeronautique, said Athens' largely analog-based systems "are robust, but ones for which there's no longer really any possible maintenance because they're old."

From Barron's • Jan. 13, 2026

The company’s aeronautics segment recorded sales of $7.26 billion, up 12% from last year, while its missiles and fire-control unit saw sales up 14%, to $3.62 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

To some, the opportunity to be so close to some of the crowning achievements in aeronautics was personal.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 4, 2025

Virginia Tucker and all the women who had helped revolutionize aeronautics, with their work and their dogged presence at the NACA.

From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly




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