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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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force (F)
Aerospace; Space flight
Two commonly used units of force are the Newton and the dyne. Force = Mass X Acceleration.
ephemeris time (ET)
Aerospace; Space flight
A measurement of time defined by orbital motions. Equates to Mean Solar Time corrected for irregularities in Earth's motions. Obsolete, replaced by TT, Terrestrial Time.
extra-solar planet (ESP)
Aerospace; Space flight
A planet orbiting a star other than the Sun. See also Exoplanet.
earth-received time (ERT)
Aerospace; Space flight
UTC of an event at DSN receive-time, equal to SCET plus OWLT.
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