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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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magnetometer
Aerospace; Space shuttle
A device for measuring the strength and direction of the interplanetary and solar magnetic fields.
magnetopause
Aerospace; Space shuttle
The boundary of the magnetosphere, lying inside the bow shock. The location in space where Earth's magnetic field balances the pressure of the solar wind. It is located about 63,000 km from Earth in ...
mean solar time
Aerospace; Space shuttle
Time based on an average of the variations caused by Earth's non-circular orbit.
meteoroid
Aerospace; Space shuttle
A solid body, moving in space, that is smaller than an asteroid and at least as large as a speck of dust. Nearly all meteoroids originate from asteroids or comets.
module
Aerospace; Space shuttle
A self-contained unit of a spacecraft or space station which serves as a building block for the total structure.
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