moonbound
adjEtymology From moon + -bound.
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Heading towards the moon.
- Now the astronauts are moonbound, there’s no turning back: they are on a “free return” trajectory, which uses the moon’s gravity to slingshot around it before heading back towards Earth without propulsion.2026 April 3, “Artemis II astronauts rocket towards the moon after breaking free of Earth’s orbit”, in The Guardian, sourced from Agence France-Presse, →ISSN:
- Related terms
- earthbound