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.

Industry: Aerospace

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landing system

Aerospace; Space flight

The portion of a spacecraft used to land onto a planet or other space object, such as boosters, parachutes and landing gear.

plutonium-powered

Aerospace; Space flight

Relating to energy sources, a reactor that uses the decay of a plutonium isotope to generate energy.

extra-terrestrial life

Aerospace; Space flight

Life that does not originate from Earth, also referred to as alien life or simply aliens, hypothetically ranging from simple bacteria-like organisms to beings far more complex than humans.

rover

Aerospace; Space flight

A space exploration vehicle designed to move across the surface of a planet or other space object.

SpaceX

Aerospace; Space flight

SpaceX is a California based space transport company. It was founded in 2002 by former PayPal and Tesla entrepreneur Elon Musk. It has developed the Falcon 1 and Falcon 9 launch vehicles, both of ...

Space Launch System (SLS) rocket

Aerospace; Space flight

A deep space rocket designed by NASA for sending astronauts to Mars, asteroids and other destinations in deep space. Leveraging technology derived from the American moon program and the space ...

Shenzhou-10 mission

Aerospace; Space flight

China's longest manned space mission and a significant step towards the country's goal of building a manned space station by 2020. The crew consisted of Nie Haisheng, commander of the Shenzhou-10 ...