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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 
landing system
Aerospace; Space flight
The portion of a spacecraft used to land onto a planet or other space object, such as boosters, parachutes and landing gear.
plutonium-powered
Aerospace; Space flight
Relating to energy sources, a reactor that uses the decay of a plutonium isotope to generate energy.
extra-terrestrial life
Aerospace; Space flight
Life that does not originate from Earth, also referred to as alien life or simply aliens, hypothetically ranging from simple bacteria-like organisms to beings far more complex ...
rover
Aerospace; Space flight
A space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet or other space object.
SpaceX
Aerospace; Space flight
SpaceX is a California based space transport company. It was founded in 2002 by former PayPal and Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk. It has developed the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch ...
Space Launch System (SLS) rocket
Aerospace; Space flight
A deep space rocket designed by NASA for sending astronauts to Mars, asteroids and other destinations in deep space. Leveraging technology derived from the American moon program ...
Shenzhou-10 mission
Aerospace; Space flight
China's longest manned space mission and a significant step towards the country's goal of building a manned space station by 2020. The crew consisted of Nie Haisheng, commander of ...
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