Dirt Side

Dirt Side

a common term used by spacers  [1] to describe planets or a period of time spend on the surface of planet. It is generally used to describe planets and not moons or Asteroids

A Dirt Sider describes an individual who spends most of its life on a planet.

It also is a somewhat degratory term implying Space is preferable to planets and Spacers are better than Dirt Siders.

Union Navy personnel in general does not use this term.

[1]Individuals who spend most of their lives in space