controllable spacecraft
1Spacecraft propulsion — A remote camera captures a close up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial… …
2Orbiter (simulator) — Orbiter Developer(s) Martin Schweiger Version 100830, 110822(beta) …
3Electric motor — For other kinds of motors, see motor (disambiguation). For a railroad electric engine, see electric locomotive. Various electric motors. A 9 volt PP3 transistor battery is in the center foreground for size comparison. An electric motor converts… …
4Project Mercury — Duration 1959 1963 Goal Place Americans into orbit for as long as one day Achievements First manned flight: May 5, 1961 First orbital flight …
5Hubble Space Telescope — Infobox Space telescope name = Hubble Space Telescope (HST) caption = The Hubble Space Telescope as seen from Space Shuttle Discovery during its second servicing mission (STS 82) organization = NASAESASTScI alt names = nssdc id =… …
6Kosmos 140 — Космос 140 Mission statistics[1] Mission name Kosmos 140 Космос 140 Spacecraft type Soyuz 7K OK …
7Phobos-Grunt — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Phobos Grunt Caption = Organization = Russian Federal Space Agency Major Contractors = Mission Type = Orbiter, lander, sample return Flyby Of = Phobos Satellite Of = Mars Orbital Insertion Date = Launch = October 2009… …
8Control theory — For control theory in psychology and sociology, see control theory (sociology) and Perceptual Control Theory. The concept of the feedback loop to control the dynamic behavior of the system: this is negative feedback, because the sensed value is… …
9Lost in Space — For other uses, see Lost in Space (disambiguation). Zachary Smith redirects here. For other uses, see Zach Smith (disambiguation). Lost in Space Publicity photo (1967) for Lost in Space: shows cast members: Angela Cartwright, Mark Goddard, Ma …
10Tether satellite — A tether satellite is a satellite connected to another by a thin cable called a tether. The space tether idea had its origin in the late 1800s. The idea became more popular in the 1960s, and subsequently NASA examined the feasibility of the idea… …
