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Aerospace
Industry that includes methods of travel and spacecraft for navigating the air or space.
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Aerospace > Space flight 
x-ray
Aerospace; Space flight
Electromagnetic radiation in the neighborhood of 100 picometer wavelength.
x-band
Aerospace; Space flight
A range of microwave radio frequencies in the neighborhood of 8 to 12 ghz.
weight
Aerospace; Space flight
The gravitational force exerted on an object of a certain mass. The weight of mass m is mg Newtons, where g is the local acceleration due to a body's gravity.
wavelength
Aerospace; Space flight
The distance that a wave from a single oscillation of electromagnetic radiation will propagate during the time required for one oscillation.
walking orbit
Aerospace; Space flight
A spacecraft orbit that precesses, wherein the location of periapsis changes with respect to the planet's surface in a useful way. See sun-synchronous.
watt
Aerospace; Space flight
A measure of electrical power equal to potential in volts times current in amps.
Sub-categories
- Control systems (1744)
- Satellites (11359)
- Space flight (8863)
- Space shuttle (354)