space probenoun [ C ]
uk/ˈspeɪs ˌprəʊb/us/ˈspeɪs ˌproʊb/a small spacecraft, with no one travelling in it, sent into space to make measurements and send back information to scientists on earth
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Space travel
- astronaut
- astronautics
- autopilot
- blast
- command module
- earthbound
- flyby
- heat shield
- launch pad
- moon buggy
- NASA
- nose cone
- retrorocket
- rocket
- rocket science
- rocket ship
- spaceman
- touchdown
- tracking station
- UFO
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Examples from literature
- However, the use of unmanned space probes has a very successful history.