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  • Thumbnail for Non-rocket spacelaunch
    Non-rocket spacelaunch refers to theoretical concepts for launch into space where much of the speed and altitude needed to achieve orbit is provided by...
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  • This is a partial list of artificial objects left on extraterrestrial surfaces. Mars 3 lander at the Memorial Museum of Cosmonautics in Russia MER-A Spirit...
    14 KB (664 words) - 14:56, 27 April 2024
  • Thumbnail for Lunar observation
    The Moon is the largest natural satellite of and the closest major astronomical object to Earth. The Moon may be observed by using a variety of optical...
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  • Thumbnail for Range safety
    In rocketry, range safety or flight safety is ensured by monitoring the flight paths of missiles and launch vehicles, and enforcing strict guidelines for...
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  • Thumbnail for 2015 TB145
    2015 TB145 is a sub-kilometer asteroid, classified as near-Earth object and potentially hazardous asteroid of the Apollo group, approximately 650 meters...
    16 KB (1,362 words) - 21:34, 14 January 2024
  • Thumbnail for Comet Galaxy
    The Comet Galaxy, a spiral galaxy located 3.2 billion light-years from Earth, in the galaxy cluster Abell 2667, was found with the Hubble Space Telescope...
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  • Thumbnail for ISS year-long mission
    The ISS year-long mission was an 11-month-long scientific research project aboard the International Space Station, which studied the health effects of...
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  • Thumbnail for ILC Dover
    ILC Dover, LP is a special engineering development and manufacturing company, globally headquartered in Frederica, Delaware. ILC Dover specializes in the...
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  • A pinwheel nebula is a nebulous region in the shape of a pinwheel. The term 'Pinwheel nebula' is an antiquated misnomer used by observers before Edwin...
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  • Thumbnail for Mike Gruntman
    Mike Gruntman is a Russian-American physicist, space engineer, and author. He is professor of astronautics and aerospace engineering at the Viterbi School...
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  • Thumbnail for 3131 Mason-Dixon
    3131 Mason–Dixon (prov. designation: 1982 BM1) is a Koronian asteroid from the outer regions of the asteroid belt. It was discovered on 24 January 1982...
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