orbit excursion
1orbit — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, O, air lane, ambit, annular muscle, annulus, aphelion, apogee, area, arena, areola, astronomical longitude, attitude control rocket, aureole, autumnal equinox, bailiwick, ball, ballistic… …
2excursion — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, airing, ambages, aside, bend, bias, branching off, bypass, bypath, byway, campaign, circling, circuit, circuition, circuitousness, circuitry, circularity, circulation, circumambience,… …
3Mars orbit rendezvous — Artist s concept of a Mars orbit rendezvous between a spaceship and the Martian ascent stage. Mars orbit rendezvous (MOR) is a concept for space travel, where a spacecraft takes off from Mars (a martian ascent stage) and does a rendezvous in Mars …
4lunar excursion module — LEM LEM, LEM L.E.M. . [acronym from Lunar Excursion Module.] (Astronautics) A {lunar excursion module}, a spacecraft designed to transport people from a command module in orbit around the moon to the surface of the moon and back again. Syn: lunar …
5lunar (excursion) module — or lunar module n. the component of the Apollo spacecraft used to carry astronauts to the moon s surface and return them to the command and service modules in lunar orbit * * * …
6lunar (excursion) module — or lunar module n. the component of the Apollo spacecraft used to carry astronauts to the moon s surface and return them to the command and service modules in lunar orbit …
7lunar (excursion) module — or lunar module n. the component of the Apollo spacecraft used to carry astronauts to the moon s surface and return them to the command and service modules in lunar orbit …
8Manned mission to Mars — Concept for NASA Design Reference Mission Architecture 5.0 (2009) A manned mission to Mars has been the subject of science fiction, engineering, and scientific proposals throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century. The plans comprise… …
9Apollo program — insignia Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking o …
10Altair (spacecraft) — The Altair spacecraft, previously known as the Lunar Surface Access Module or LSAM, is the planned lander spacecraft component of NASA s Project Constellation, which astronauts are to use for landings on the Moon intended to begin around 2019.… …
