manned flight

collocation in English

meaningsofmanandflight

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man
noun
uk
/mæn/us
/mæn/
an adult male ...
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flight
noun
uk
/flaɪt/us
/flaɪt/
a journey in ...
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(Definition ofmanandflightfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The rigour ofmannedflightin space has led to many invaluable discoveries that are advantageous to health on earth.
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We are not involved inmannedflightor telecommunications—we have pulled out from two key areas.
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The spacecraft was equipped for amannedflight, even featuring a sleeping bag, food, and medication.
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This was the longestmannedflight(84 days, 1 hour and 15 minutes) in the history of manned space exploration to date.
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It flew with the ability for manual control and emergency landing, systems needed for amannedflight.
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Thismannedflightwas to have followed the first three unmanned flights.
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Preparations are made for amannedflight, and the full-scale rocket is completed.
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As such, it was an early experiment on the road tomannedflight.
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A notable application of dynamic control was in the area ofmannedflight.
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Firstmannedflightis unlikely before 2020, possibly 23 years later.
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However, in 1906 he developed an interest in aircraft andmannedflight.
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Thus, it was decided to limit the firstmannedflightto three orbits.
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The legendary top twenty who were selected were the ace of aces and none of the pilots knew which amongst them would make history on the firstmannedflight.
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Radio-controlled-model, ground tests and simulator tests were conducted beforemannedflight.
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Both accidents were determined to be caused by design defects in the spacecraft, which were corrected before manned flights resumed.
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In practise only manned flights were used.
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Manned flights carry special risks.
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