final frontier

final frontier

1. (poetic, slang) Synonym of outer space
   • Space may be the final frontier and it’s starting to get awfully crowded.

     2016, Phillip Swarts, "Need to know, 2016: Air Force Space Command on the final frontier", Air Force Times [NB 1]

   • Hedge funds head for the final frontier

     2016, Chris Carter, "Hedge funds head for the final frontier", MoneyWeek [NB 1]

   • The final frontier: Israel signs agreement with UN space group

     2015, , "The final frontier: Israel signs agreement with UN space group", The Times of Israel

   • Space, the 'final frontier', is rapidly becoming an extra-terrestrial battleground for corporate espionage and other types of cyber attack as hackers seek to gain commercial advantage from rival networks operating in the $330-billion space economy.

     2015, Reuters, "The final frontier for HACKERS: Experts reveal hi-tech extra-terrestrial cyberbattles to control surveillance satellites", The Daily Mail [NB 1]

   • With all the troubles here on planet Earth, it’s comforting that things are at least looking up for the Final Frontier.

     2015, Glenn Harlan Reynolds, "Cashing in on the Final Frontier", USA Today [NB 1]

   • Mars, Our First Outpost on the Final Frontier

     2013, James Fallows, "Mars, Our First Outpost on the Final Frontier", The Atlantic [NB 2]

   • Back to The Final Frontier

     2012, Neil deGrasse Tyson, "Back to The Final Frontier", Discover [NB 2]

• high frontier
• last frontier