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1United States Marine Corps Aviation — Logo for USMC aviation United States Marine Corps Aviation is the air component of the United States Marine Corps. Marine aviation has a very different mission and operation than its ground counterpart, and thus, has many of its own histories,… …
2aerospace industry — Introduction assemblage of manufacturing concerns that deal with vehicular flight within and beyond the Earth s atmosphere. (The term aerospace is derived from the words aeronautics and spaceflight.) The aerospace industry is engaged in the …
3rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
4STS-118 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 118 insignia = STS 118 patch new.png| shuttle = Endeavour crew members = 7 launch pad = LC 39A launch = 8 August, 2007, 6:36:42 p.m. EDT (22:36:42 UTC) landing = 21 August, 2007, 12:33:20 p.m. EDT… …
5Douglas H. Wheelock — NASA Astronaut Nationality American Status Active …
6Orbiting Frog Otolith — A bullfrog (Rana catesbeiana), the species which travelled on the OFO A flight The Orbiting Frog Otolith (OFO) spacecraft …
7Mesa Airlines — IATA YV ICAO ASH Callsign AIR SHUTTLE …
8Phoenix (spacecraft) — This article is about the Mars lander. For the Star Trek spacecraft, see Phoenix (Star Trek). For other uses, see Phoenix (disambiguation). Phoenix Mars Mission Artist s impression of the Phoenix spacecraft as it lands on Mars Operator NASA …
9Lockheed MC-130 — MC 130 MC 130H Combat Talon II Role STOL special operations …
10Lackland Air Force Base — Joint Base San Antonio Part of Air Education and Training Command (AETC) Located near …
