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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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Space flight

plasma

Aerospace; Space flight

Electrically conductive fourth state of matter (other than solid, liquid, or gas), consisting of ions and electrons.

principal investigator (PI)

Aerospace; Space flight

Scientist in charge of an experiment.

photovoltaic

Aerospace; Space flight

Materials that convert light into electric current.

phase

Aerospace; Space flight

The angular distance between peaks or troughs of two waveforms of similar frequency.

periselene

Aerospace; Space flight

Periapsis in lunar orbit.

perilune

Aerospace; Space flight

Periapsis in lunar orbit.

perijove

Aerospace; Space flight

Periapsis in Jupiter orbit.

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