Home > Industry/Domain > Aerospace > Space flight

Space flight

Of or relating to the act of voyaging outside the Earth's atmosphere and into outer space, and the science involved in achieving it.

Contributors in Space flight

Space flight

ground communications facilities (GCF)

Aerospace; Space flight

Facilities that provide data and voice communications between JPL and the three dsccs.

gamma rays

Aerospace; Space flight

Electromagnetic radiation in the neighborhood of 100 femtometers wavelength.

galaxy

Aerospace; Space flight

One of billions of systems, each composed of numerous stars, nebulae, and dust.

zulu (Z)

Aerospace; Space flight

Stands for UT, Universal Time.

zenith

Aerospace; Space flight

The point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer. Opposite the nadir.

yotta (Y)

Aerospace; Space flight

A multiplier, x1024 from the second-to-last letter of the Latin alphabet. See the entry for CGPM.

zetta (Z)

Aerospace; Space flight

A multiplier, x1021 from the last letter of the Latin alphabet. See the entry for CGPM.

Featured blossaries

Top Candies Of All Time

Category: Food   2 10 Terms

Tornadoes

Category: Science   1 20 Terms