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Space shuttle
A reusable launch and orbital spacecraft developed by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) for manned spaceflight missions.
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Vega
Aerospace; Space shuttle
Vega (Vettore Europeo di Generazione Avanzata, in English European Advanced Generation Carrier Rocket) is an expendable launch system being developed for Arianespace jointly by the Italian Space ...
resolution
Aerospace; Space shuttle
Ability to distinguish visual detail, usually expressed in terms of the size (in kilometers) of the smallest features that can be distinguished.
dragon ship
Aerospace; Space shuttle
The dragon ship is a partially reusable spacecraft developed by SpaceX, an American private space transportation company based in Hawthorne, California. Dragon was launched into space by the SpaceX ...
Mars One
Aerospace; Space shuttle
The Mars One Foundation is a not-for-profit organisation that will establish a permanent human settlement on Mars in 2023. A reliable surface habitat will be set up before the first crew lands; more ...
Shuttle Endeavor
Aerospace; Space shuttle
Space Shuttle Endeavour (Orbiter Vehicle Designation: OV-105) is one of the retired orbiters of the Space Shuttle program of NASA, the space agency of the United States. Endeavour was the fifth and ...
synchronous rotation
Aerospace; Space shuttle
Said of a satellite if the period of its rotation about its axis is the same as the period of its orbit around its primary. This implies that the satellite always keeps the same hemisphere facing its ...
structural system
Aerospace; Space shuttle
Includes all of the parts which make up the frame of the rocket, its main function is to transmit the loads from the forces generated during the flight and to provide low aerodynamic drag for flight ...
