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Port and starboard work well with marine vessels and aircraft who often deal with such orientation issues.
I presume space personnel use similar terms to aircraft folks.

Port and starboard unambiguously refer to the left and right side of the vessel, not the observer.
Why is port-starboard terminology used in aviation?.

port/starboard, fore/aft, top/below

"You can go (left) until you hit the cube's port side."

Imagine you are floating in a cube in space.

Port and starboard work well with marine vessels and aircraft who often deal with such orientation issues.
I presume space personnel use similar terms to aircraft folks.

Port and starboard unambiguously refer to the left and right side of the vessel, not the observer.
Why is port-starboard terminology used in aviation?.

port/starboard, fore/aft, top/below

"You can go (left) until you hit the cube's portside."

Port and starboard work well with marine vessels and aircraft who often deal with such orientation issues.
I presume space personnel use similar terms to aircraft folks.

Port and starboard unambiguously refer to the left and right side of the vessel, not the observer.
Why is port-starboard terminology used in aviation?.

port/starboard, fore/aft, top/below

"You can go (left) until you hit the cube's port."

Port and starboard work well with marine vessels and aircraft who often deal with such orientation issues.
I presume space personnel use similar terms to aircraft folks.

Port and starboard unambiguously refer to the left and right side of the vessel, not the observer.
Why is port-starboard terminology used in aviation?.

port/starboard, fore/aft, top/below

"You can go (left) until you hit the cube's port side."

Port and starboard work well with marine vessels and aircraft who often deal with such orientation issues.
I presume space personnel use similar terms to aircraft folks.

Port and starboard unambiguously refer to the left and right side of the vessel, not the observer.
Why is port-starboard terminology used in aviation?.

port/starboard, fore/aft, top/below

"You can go left until you hit the cube's port."

Port and starboard work well with marine vessels and aircraft who often deal with such orientation issues.
I presume space personnel use similar terms to aircraft folks.

Port and starboard unambiguously refer to the left and right side of the vessel, not the observer.
Why is port-starboard terminology used in aviation?.

port/starboard, fore/aft, top/below

"You can go (left) until you hit the cube's port."