Definitions

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  • verb to fly again

Etymologies

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re- +‎ fly

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Examples

  • The first OCO failed to reach orbit, and nothing else of the same caliber is planned by any other space agency, so the decision to build a second and "refly" it, in NASA parlance, is very good news for geoscience.

    Ars Technica 2010

  • If they can recover and refly, it could be a big cost savings.

    Falcon 9 Gets Real - NASA Watch 2008

  • And when form firm resistance they (elastically) refly, they pass great Space: but that force is the sooner Spent, the oftener they rebound: and when entirely So, they resume their fluid state, gravitate, or combine to bodies.

    The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe 2006

  • The Shuttle is not a true reusable launch vehicle, considering the efforts it takes to refly one.

    Analog Science Fiction and Fact 2004

  • Nasa wants to refly the flag aboard the first of its planned spaceships that are designed to carry astronauts to asteroids, the moon and other destinations beyond the station, where the shuttles cannot go.

    The Guardian World News 2011

  • Nasa wants to refly the flag aboard the first of its planned spaceships that are designed to carry astronauts to asteroids, the moon and other destinations beyond the station, where the shuttles cannot go.

    The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed 2011

  • The shuttle was never as easy to maintain and refly as was originally imagined, despite the fact that it's extraordinarily capable once it's up in space.

    Space News From SpaceDaily.Com 2009

  • The shuttle was never as easy to maintain and refly as was originally imagined, despite the fact that it's extraordinarily capable once it's up in space.

    Space News From SpaceDaily.Com 2009

  • In a just world, "Serenity" would refly on SyFy, "Y: The Last Man" would be a few seasons on Showtime, and "Twin Peaks" would resolve on HBO. 13 eps is cheaper, strengthens the story arc, and sells cheaper on DVD; everybody wins.

    Entertainment Weekly's PopWatch 2009

  • That way I could instantly refly a mission and be back where I started from.

    VideoHelp.com Forum 2008

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