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    Ariane 1 was the first rocket in the Ariane family of expendable launch systems. It was developed and operated by the European Space Agency (ESA), which...
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    A single-stage-to-orbit (SSTO) vehicle reaches orbit from the surface of a body using only propellants and fluids and without expending tanks, engines...
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  • The highest specific impulse chemical rockets use liquid propellants (liquid-propellant rockets). They can consist of a single chemical (a monopropellant)...
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    NGC 1859 is an open cluster in the constellation Dorado. It was discovered in 1834 by the British astronomer John Herschel with an 18.7-inch reflecting...
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    Wikimedia Commons has media related to Tartu Observatory. The Tartu Observatory (Estonian: Tartu Observatoorium) is the largest astronomical observatory...
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  • The 1970 Japan Series was the 21st edition of Nippon Professional Baseball's postseason championship series. It matched the Central League champion Yomiuri...
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  • The Large Angle and Spectrometric Coronagraph (LASCO) on board the Solar and Heliospheric Observatory satellite (SOHO) consists of three solar coronagraphs...
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  • Thumbnail for Macalester College Observatory
    Macalester College Observatory is an astronomical observatory owned and operated by Macalester College in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States. List of...
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  • Eyes of a Child is a 1995 legal thriller novel by Richard North Patterson, and is rated as one of the top ten legal thrillers by Narayan Radhakrishnan...
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  • The Tanker Airborne Long-range Communication Plus (TALC+) Kit is a USAF satellite communication system for low-data-rate, classified communications. TALC+...
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  • Starting engine (name differs depending on the type) - element of the propulsion system of a rocket, an aircraft, a missile or an ammunition using the...
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