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Aerospace
Industry that includes methods of travel and spacecraft for navigating the air or space.
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static firing
Aerospace; Space shuttle
The firing of a rocket on a special test stand to measure thrust, etc.
subcarrier
Aerospace; Space shuttle
Modulation applied to a carrier which is itself modulated with information-carrying variations.
sublimator
Aerospace; Space shuttle
An exposed metal plate, located on the outside of a spacesuit, that functions as a cooling coil to control suit temperatures.
magnetic field
Aerospace; Space shuttle
A region of space near a magnetized body where magnetic forces can be detected.
magnetic field line
Aerospace; Space shuttle
Lines everywhere pointing in the direction of the magnetic force, used as a device to help visualize magnetic fields. In a plasma, magnetic field lines also guide the motion of ...
magnetic storm
Aerospace; Space shuttle
A disturbance of the Earth's magnetic field initiated by a solar flare or sunspot.
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- Control systems (1744)
- Satellites (11359)
- Space flight (8863)
- Space shuttle (354)