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View synonyms for space probe
space probe
noun
- Aerospace. an unmanned spacecraft designed to explore the solar system and transmit data back to earth.
space probe
noun
- a vehicle, such as a satellite, equipped to obtain scientific information, normally transmitted back to earth by radio, about the atmosphere, surface, and temperature of a planet, conditions in space, etc
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Origin of space probe1
First recorded in 1955–60
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