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Aerospace
Industry that includes methods of travel and spacecraft for navigating the air or space.
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acceleration
Aerospace; Space flight
Change in velocity. Note that since velocity comprises both direction and magnitude (speed), a change in either direction or speed constitutes acceleration.
space shuttle
Aerospace; Space flight
A reusable spacecraft with wings developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for human spaceflight missions. The first test flight took place in ...
DSN Network Simplification Project (NSP)
Aerospace; Space flight
A project that re-engineered the DSN to consolidate seven data systems into two data systems that handle the same data types.
MARS ENVIRONMENTAL SURVEY (MESUR)
Aerospace; Space flight
The Mars Environmental Survey project at JPL, the engineering prototype of which was originally called MESUR Pathfinder, later Mars Pathfinder.
Kennedy Space Center (KSC)
Aerospace; Space flight
Located in Cape Canaveral, Florida, the U.S. government installation that manages and operates America's astronaut launch facilities. Serving as the base for the country's three ...
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