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Space shuttle
A reusable launch and orbital spacecraft developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for manned spaceflight missions.
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solar wind
Aerospace; Space shuttle
A current of charged particles that streams outward from the Sun.
spacecraft clock
Aerospace; Space shuttle
A counter maintained by the command & data subsystem. It meters the passing of time during the life of the spacecraft, and regulates nearly all activity within the spacecraft systems.
space debris
Aerospace; Space shuttle
Man-made objects or parts thereof in space which do not serve any useful purpose.
space platform
Aerospace; Space shuttle
A large artificial satellite conceived as a habitable base in space with scientific, exploratory or military applications. A space station.
space station
Aerospace; Space shuttle
An orbiting spacecraft designed to support human activity for an extended time.
space weather
Aerospace; Space shuttle
The popular name for energy-releasing phenomena in the magnetosphere, associated with magnetic storms, substorms and shocks.
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