The Complete Book of Spaceflight: From Apollo 1 to Zero Gravity

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LiPS Living Plume Shield LISA Laser Interferometer Space Antenna LLRV Lunar Landing Research Vehicle LM Lunar Module. See Apollo LOR lunar-orbit rendezvous Losat-X Low Altitude Satellite Experiment LOX liquid oxygen LRV Lunar Roving Vehicle. See Apollo M2P2 Mini-Magnetospheric Plasma Propulsion MABES Magnetic Bearing Satellite MACSAT Multiple Access Communications Satellite MagConst Magnetospheric Constellation Magsat Magnetic Field Satellite MAP Microwave Anisotropy Probe MASTIF Multiple Axis Space Test Inertia Facility MAXIM Pathfinder Microarcsecond X-ray Imaging Pathfinder MDS Mission Demonstration test Satellite MECO main engine cutoff MEO medium Earth orbit MESSENGER Mercury Surface, Space Environment, Geochemistry and Ranging MetOp satellites Meteorological Operational satellites MGS Mars Global Surveyor MIDAS Missile Defense Alarm System MIDEX Medium-class Explorer Milstar Military Strategic and Tactical Relay MMS Magnetospheric Multiscale MMU Manned Maneuvering Unit MO Mission of Opportunity MOL Manned Orbiting Laboratory MORL Manned Orbiting Research Laboratory MOS Marine Observation Satellite MOST Microvariability and Oscillations of Stars MOUSE Minimum Orbital Unmanned Satellite of the Earth MPF Mars Pathfinder MPL Mars Polar Lander MSFC Marshall Space Flight Center MSX Midcourse Space Experiment MTI Multispectral Thermal Imager MUSES- Mu Space Engineering Satellites MUSTARD Multi-Unit Space Transport and Recovery Device NACA National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics NAR National Association of Rocketry NASA National Aeronautics and Space Administration NASDA National Space Development Agency NASP National Aerospace Plane. See X-30 Navsat Naval Navigation Satellite Navstar-GPS Navigation Satellite Time and Ranging Global Positioning System. See GPS NBS Neutral Buoyancy Simulator Acronyms and Abbreviations 501 NCT Nanosat Constellation Trailblazer NEAP Near-Earth Asteroid Prospector NEAR-Shoemaker Near Earth Asteroid Rendezvous NEP nuclear-electric propulsion NERVA Nuclear Engine for Rocket Vehicle Application NGSS Next Generation Sky Survey NGST Next Generation Space Telescope NIAC NASA Institute for Advanced Concepts NIMS Navy Ionsopheric Monitoring System. See Transit NMP New Millennium Program NNSS Navy Navigational Satellite System. See Transit NOAA National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration NOSS Naval Ocean Surveillance Satellite NRDS Nuclear Rocket Development Station NRO National Reconnaissance Office NSC National Space Club NSI National Space Institute NSS National Space Society NSSDC National Space Science Data Center NUSAT Northern Utah Satellite OAO Orbiting Astronomical Observatory ODERACS Orbital Debris Radar Calibration Sphere OFO Orbiting Frog Otolith OGO Orbiting Geophysical Observatory OICETS Optical Inter-orbit Communications Engineering Test Satellite ONERA Office National d’Études et de Recherches Aérospatiale OPAL Orbiting PicoSat Launcher OPF Orbiter Processing Facility ORFEUS Orbiting and Retrievable Far and Extreme Ultraviolet Spectrometer. See SPAS OSCAR Orbiting Satellite for Communication by Amateur Radio OSO Orbiting Solar Observatory OWL Orbiting Wide-angle Light-collectors OWLT one-way light time PAET Planetary Atmospheric Entry Test Pageos Passive GEOS PAM Payload Assist Module PARASOL Polarization and Anisotropy of Reflectances for Atmospheric Science coupled with Observations from a Lidar PFS Particles and Fields Subsatellite PI Planet Imager PICASSO-CENA Pathfinder for Instruments for Cloud and Aerospace Spaceborne Observations—Climatologie Etendue des Nuages et des Aerosols. See CALIPSO. PMG Plasma Motor/Generator
502 Acronyms and Abbreviations POES Polar Operational Environmental Satellite Polar BEAR Polar Beacon Experiment and Auroral Research PPT pulsed-plasma thruster PRIME Precision Recovery Including Maneuvering Entry PRIME Primordial Explorer PSLV Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle QuikScat Quick Scatterometer QuikTOMS Quick Total Ozone Mapping Spectrometer RAE Radiation Astronomy Explorer RAIR ram-augmented interstellar rocket. See interstellar ramjet RBM Radiation Belt Mappers RCS reaction control system REX Radiation Experiment RFD Reentry Flight Demonstrator RFNA red fuming nitric acid. See nitric acid RHESSI Reuven Ramaty High Energy Solar Spectroscopic Imager RHU radioisotope heater unit RKA Russian Space Agency RLT round-trip light time RLV reusable launch vehicle RME Relay Mirror Experiment RMS Remote Manipulator System RORSAT Radar Ocean Reconnaissance Satellite ROSAT Roentgen Satellite RP-1 rocket propellant 1 RRS Reaction Research Society RTG radioisotope thermoelectric generator RXTE Rossi X-ray Timing Explorer SAGE Stratospheric Aerosol and Gas Experiment SAMPEX Solar Anomalous and Magnetospheric Particle Explorer SAR synthetic aperture radar SARSAT Search and Rescue Satellites SAS Small Astronomy Satellite SCATHA Spacecraft Charging At High Altitudes SCORE Signal Corps Orbiting Relay Experiment SCS Small Communications Satellite. See MicroSat SDIO Strategic Defense Initiative Organization SDO Solar Dynamics Observatory SDS Satellite Data System SECOR Sequential Collation of Range SECS Special Experimental Communications System. See GLOMR SEDS Small Expendable-tether Deployer System SEDS Students for the Exploration and Development of Space SELENE Selenological and Engineering Explorer SEP solar-electric propulsion SERT Space Electric Rocket Test SFU Space Flyer Unit SHAR Sriharikota Range Center SHARP Super High Altitude Research Project SIGINT satellites signals intelligence satellites SIM Space Interferometry Mission SIRTF Space Infrared Telescope Facility SLI Space Launch Initiative SM Service Module. See Apollo SMART Small Missions for Advanced Research in Technology SME Solar Mesosphere Explorer SMEX Small Explorer SMM Solar Maximum Mission SMS space motion sickness SMS Synchronous Meteorological Satellite SNAP Systems for Nuclear Auxiliary Power SNOE Student Nitric Oxide Explorer SOFIA Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy SOHO Solar and Heliospheric Observatory SOLO Solar Orbiter Solrad Solar Radiation program SORCE Solar Radiation and Climate Experiment SPARCLE Space Readiness Coherent Lidar Experiment SPAS Shuttle Pallet Satellite SPEAR Spectroscopy of Plasma Evolution from Astrophysical Radiation SPIDR Spectroscopy and Photometry of the Intergalactic Medium’s Diffuse Radiation SPIRIT Space Infrared Interferometric Telescope SPOT Satellite Probatoire d’Observation de la Terre SRBs Solid Rocket Boosters. See Space Shuttle SROSS Stretched Rohini Satellite Series SRTM Shuttle Radar Topography Mission SS Scientific Satellite SSC Stennis Space Center SSF subsatellite ferrets SSI Space Studies Institute SSME Space Shuttle Main Engine. See Space Shuttle SSS Small Scientific Satellite SSTO single-stage-to-orbit STARSHINE Student Tracked Atmospheric Research Satellite for Heuristic International Networking Equipment START Spacecraft Technology and Advanced Reentry Test STEDI Student Explorer Demonstration Initiative STENTOR Satellite de Télécommunications pour Expériences de Nouvelles Technologies en Orbite STEP Satellite Test of the Equivalence Principle STEREO Solar-Terrestrial Relations Observatory
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The Complete Book of Spaceflight Fr
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Contents Acknowledgments v Introduc
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It is astonishing to think that the
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4 How to Use This Book Energy 1 jou
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6 Able passage through a dusty medi
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8 additive additive A substance add
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10 aerobraking was one of two rocke
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12 aerospace medicine aerospace med
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14 AIRS (Atmospheric Infrared Sound
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16 ALOS (Advanced Land Observing Sa
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18 ammonium perchlorate (NH 4ClO 4)
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20 aniline (C 6H 5NH 2) aniline (C
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22 antiparticle efficient space pro
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24 whose main task was guidance and
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26 LUNAR MODULE FACTS Height: 6.7 m
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28 intended as simply an Earth-orbi
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30 lunar environment. Conrad inadve
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32 CSM; it transmitted data back to
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34 Apollo-Soyuz Test Project (ASTP)
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36 Ariane orbit on the 11th launch
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38 Ariel Ariel A series of six Brit
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40 Artemis Project ESA devised a fo
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42 asteroid missions asteroid missi
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44 America’s first intercontinent
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46 atmosphere first time in the Atl
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48 Avdeyev, Sergei Avdeyev, Sergei
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50 ballistic missile ballistic miss
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52 Belyayev, Pavel Ivanovich with t
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54 biopak their companions who had
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56 Black Brant in June 1969, a seco
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58 boat-tail deliver a two-ton nucl
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60 boost magazine series on spacefl
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62 BS- (Broadcasting Satellite) to
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64 Buran Program was inaugurated wi
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66 canted nozzle astronaut John You
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68 carrier and as CAPCOM (Capsule C
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70 cast propellant decelerate. Then
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72 Cernan, Eugene Andrew broken bit
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Challenger disaster Following the e
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76 chemical fuel Chelomei turned hi
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78 circular velocity circular veloc
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80 Cluster Cluster An ESA (European
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82 Colombo, Giuseppe “Bepi” Col
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84 Aspacecraft in Earth orbit that
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86 companion body companion body A
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88 Copernicus Observatory longest M
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90 cosmic rays was the responsibili
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92 Crocco, Gaetano Arturo crawler-t
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94 Cunningham, R. Walter cryobot An
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Daedalus, Project One of the first
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98 Dawn preceded, in 2006, by SMART
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100 Deep Space Network (DSN) Deep S
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102 Afamily of launch vehicles deri
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104 (GEMs) for improved performance
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106 de-orbit burn de-orbit burn (co
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108 Dnepr Force base by a Thor Burn
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110 downlink Douglas Skyrocket The
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112 Durant Frederick Clark, III (19
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116 Edwards Air Force Base Echo A t
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118 Einstein Observatory other idea
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120 electrostatic propulsion electr
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122 energy density accelerate an ob
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124 Eole Envisat Envisat being prep
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126 escape energy Organisation). ES
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128 ETS (Engineering Test Satellite
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130 Evans, Ronald E. used to study
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132 Explorer Launch Explorer Spacec
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134 explosive bolt explosive bolt A
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136 FAIR (Filled-Aperture Infrared
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138 fission, nuclear fission, nucle
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140 flux it also supported AFSATCOM
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142 frequency coordination held) re
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144 FTL (Project Vela) and then as
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146 GAIA (Global Astrometric Interf
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148 gamma rays instruments and the
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150 GEC (Global Electrodynamics Con
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152 Attitude Maneuvering System (OA
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154 down relative to the target bec
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156 Gemini 9/“Angry Alligator”
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158 Genesis launch failed and the v
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160 Geotail Geotail A joint ISAS (J
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162 Glavcosmos John Glenn Glenn don
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164 Glennan, T(homas) Keith istrato
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166 Robert Hutchings Goddard (1882-
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168 Gonets Gonets A Russian messagi
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170 gravitational constant (G) Adva
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172 Griffith, George shot out of a
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174 guidance, midcourse guidance, m
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178 Hale, William Edward Hale The B
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180 Haruka flight. By the end of 19
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182 Helios (reconnaissance satellit
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184 high mass fraction two Soft X-r
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186 HOPE (H-2 Orbital Plane) instru
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188 human factors NGST (Next Genera
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190 hypoxia hypoxia Oxygen deficien
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192 IDCSP (Initial Defense Communic
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194 inertia inertia The property of
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196 Intelsat (International Telecom
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198 Intercosmos Intercosmos Interna
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200 International Space Station An
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202 The ISS Takes Shape The STS-88
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204 interplanetary magnetic field C
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206 interstellar space problem by h
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208 IRBM (Intermediate Range Ballis
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210 ISAS (Institute of Space and As
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212 IUE (International Ultraviolet
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214 JAS (Japanese Amateur Satellite
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216 Joule Joule An X-ray observator
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218 Jupiter A floodlit Jupiter C is
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220 Kennedy Space Center (KSC) Kenn
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222 Kiwi which he broke the sound b
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224 Kourou In the end, Korolev was
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226 Kummersdorf astronomer Gerard P
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230 Lagrangian orbit carries an arr
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232 laser propulsion Houston. Langl
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234 Lebedev, Valentin V. LDEF Havin
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236 leveled thrust program in space
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238 LiPS (Living Plume Shield) LiPS
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240 Aseries of Chinese launch vehic
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242 Lovell, James Arthur, Jr. Lovel
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244 Aseries of Soviet Moon probes,
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246 On January 15, 1973, Luna 21 to
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248 Lunar Prospector Lunar Prospect
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M series (Japanese launch vehicles)
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252 MACSAT (Multiple Access Communi
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254 Magnetospheric Multiscale (MMS)
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256 MAP (Microwave Anisotropy Probe
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258 at risk to themselves, started
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260 An early series of Soviet space
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262 Mars Express Mars Express (cont
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264 Mars Pathfinder (MPF) help dete
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266 Martin Marietta United States.
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268 Maul, Alfred MASTIF The MASTIF
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270 MECO (main engine cutoff) recor
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272 the suborbital journey and safe
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274 a drugstore. Glenn also had the
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276 Mercury-Atlas pilots to take th
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278 meteor deflection screen indica
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280 Milstar (Military Strategic and
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282 Alarge and long-lived Russian s
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284 modulation modulation The proce
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286 Mu long-wave infrared. It also
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288 Musudan together. Two of the co
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290 The Soviet counterpart to the S
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292 NASA Institute for Advanced Con
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294 NEAR-Shoemaker (Near-Earth Aste
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296 Newell, Homer E. Newell, Homer
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298 Nova (rocket) Eight of the spac
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300 nuclear propulsion propulsion)
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302 occultation Hermann Oberth Ober
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304 OKB-1 OKB-1 The classified Sovi
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306 ONERA (Office National d’Étu
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308 Orion, Project first century, t
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310 thin surface layer. So brief wa
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312 Osumi OSO (Orbiting Solar Obser
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314 Palapa Paine, Thomas O. Thomas
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316 parking orbit rifled barrel wit
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318 Pegasus (spacecraft) Pegasus (l
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320 Pickering, William Hayward Pick
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322 Early Pioneers Pioneer 3 being
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324 Planet Imager (PI) Planet Image
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326 POES (Polar Operational Environ
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328 pressure suit pressure suit See
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330 Project Daedalus throughout the
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332 PSLV (Polar Satellite Launch Ve
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“R” series of Russian missiles
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338 radiometer such as plutonium-23
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340 ranging ranging Techniques for
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342 reentry vehicle materials and t
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344 remaining mass remaining mass T
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346 Rhyolite Rhyolite A series of U
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348 rocket sled rocket sled A sled
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350 Rosetta Rosetta ESA (European S
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352 Rudolph, Arthur L. Rudolph, Art
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354 Soviet Launches Related to Mann
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Sagan, Carl Edward (1934-1996) A pr
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358 An early series of Soviet space
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360 Sander, Friedrich Wilhelm had b
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362 satellite constellation satelli
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364 A 6.5-m ring fixed to the top o
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366 Schirra, Walter (“Wally”) M
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368 Schweikart, Russell (“Rusty
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370 Seamans, Robert C., Jr. vehicle
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372 SERT (Space Electric Rocket Tes
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374 Shah-Nama by the Space Shuttle
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376 SIM (Space Interferometry Missi
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378 An experimental American space
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380 by the Skylab 2 crew. Two furth
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382 SMEX (Small Explorer) Space Fli
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384 Sojourner case,anellipticalorbi
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386 sonic speed sonic speed The spe
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388 Soyuz spacecraft ESA astronaut
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390 space drive propellants and str
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392 space motion sickness (SMS) the
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394 space sail space sail A device
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396 The core vehicle in NASA’s sp
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398 1986, it was decided to build a
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400 Orbiter Jerry Ross, anchored to
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402 Space Studies Board space stati
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404 Spacehab activities for the dis
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406 An airtight fabric suit with fl
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408 spacewalk package. Next, the as
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410 speed of sound speed of sound T
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412 Squanto Terror Sputnik 2 The se
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414 stage pilot for Gemini 3 and pi
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416 John Paul Stapp (1910-1999) An
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418 Starlight Starlight A NASA miss
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420 Stewart Committee Stennis Space
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422 stratosphere stratosphere The l
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424 surveillance satellites milliwa
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426 sweat cooling Launch Date: Dece
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tachyon A hypothetical particle tha
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430 Tenma Telstar Telstar 1, the fi
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432 terrestrial satellite Terrestri
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434 Thor similar to those on the At
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436 thrust chamber At first glance,
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438 Tipu Sultan “Ralph” and “
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440 Alarge intercontinental ballist
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442 Titov, Gherman Stepanovich Tito
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444 TOS (TIROS Operational System)
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446 troposphere TRMM (Tropical Rain
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448 Konstantin Eduardovitch Tsiolko
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Page 501 and 502: Boldfaced terms indicate entry head
Page 503: 500 Acronyms and Abbreviations GEO
Page 507 and 508: 1. Abbot, Alison. “Rubbia propose
Page 509 and 510: 506 References 70. “Cyrano de Ber
Page 511 and 512: 508 References 148. Harrison, Alber
Page 513 and 514: 510 References 223. O’Neill, G. K
Page 515 and 516: 512 References 300. Verne, Jules. A
Page 517 and 518: 514 Web Sites British Interplanetar
Page 519 and 520: 516 Web Sites ICO http://www.ico.co
Page 521 and 522: 518 Web Sites Seawinds http://eosps
Page 523 and 524: Advanced propulsion systems and rel
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Page 527 and 528: Gonets Gorizont ICO IDCSP (Initial
Page 529 and 530: launch pad launch support and hold-
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Page 533 and 534: special theory of relativity specif
Page 535 and 536: Rocket science and technology after
Page 537 and 538: LDEF (Long Duration Exposure Facili
Page 539: hydrobot microsat minisat nanosat n
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