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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 
orbital debris
Aerospace; Space flight
The collection of objects in orbit around Earth that were created by humans but no longer serve any useful purpose.
orbit
Aerospace; Space flight
The curved path, usually elliptical, described by an object around a celestial body, as the sun.
propellant
Aerospace; Space flight
A chemical which is used in the production of energy and pressurized gas that is used to create movement of a fluid or to generate propulsion of a vehicle or projectile or other ...
transfer orbit
Aerospace; Space flight
A maneuver where a spacecraft shifts from one orbit to another on the same plane or angle.
payload
Aerospace; Space flight
The load carried by an aircraft or spacecraft consisting of things necessary to the purpose of the flight.
mission
Aerospace; Space flight
The launch of a spacecraft for flight into or through outer space, with or without humans on board.
Sub-categories
- Control systems (1744)
- Satellites (11359)
- Space flight (8863)
- Space shuttle (354)