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.

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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.