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Aerospace

Industry that includes methods of travel and spacecraft for navigating the air or space.

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redundancy

Aerospace; Space shuttle

The duplication of certain critical components in a space vehicle.

refraction

Aerospace; Space shuttle

The deflection or bending of electromagnetic waves when they pass from one kind of transparent medium into another.

relay

Aerospace; Space shuttle

An electrical switch employing an armature to open and close circuits.

remote sensing

Aerospace; Space shuttle

Instruments that record characteristics of objects at a distance, sometimes forming an image by gathering, focusing, and recording reflected light from the Sun, or reflected radio ...

retrograde

Aerospace; Space shuttle

Orbital motion in the direction opposite to the primary's rotation.

rocket

Aerospace; Space shuttle

A missile or vehicle propelled by the combustion of a fuel and a contained oxygen supply. The forward thrust of a rocket results when exhaust products are ejected from the tail.

rocketdyne

Aerospace; Space shuttle

A division of Rockwell International concerned with the design and development of rocket engines (USA).