man-ratingn.
/ˈmanˌreɪtɪŋ/, U.S. /ˈmænˈˌreɪdɪŋ/ Astronautics.
The process of making a rocket, spaceship, etc., suitable for manned flight.
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1963 E. Stuhlinger et al. Astronaut. Engin. & Sci. iv. 68 Manrating is a new term. To manrate a space vehicle means to make it suitable for carrying a manned payload.
1984 IEEE Trans. Reliability 33 37/2 When the Titan ICBM became a manned space flight launch vehicle for the Gemini Program, the vehicle design, its fabrication, its quality program, and its test program were all subjected to a unique process called man-rating.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2000; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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