(of space vehicle)
81Space rendezvous — A space rendezvous is an orbital maneuver during which two spacecraft, one of which is often a space station, arrive at the same orbit and approach to a very close distance (e.g. within visual contact). Rendezvous requires a precise match of the… …
82Space Shuttle external tank — A Space Shuttle External Tank (ET) is the component of the Space Shuttle launch vehicle that contains the liquid hydrogen fuel and liquid oxygen oxidizer. During lift off and ascent it supplies the fuel and oxidizer under pressure to the three… …
83Space shuttles in fiction — Even before the first space shuttle was launched, science fiction filmmakers were featuring the craft in their productions. The laws of physics have traditionally been no impediment to creativity, as some of the following demonstrate:On screenThe …
84Space-based solar power — Left: Part of the solar energy is lost on its way through the atmosphere by the effects of reflection and absorption. Right: Space based solar power systems convert sunlight to microwaves outside the atmosphere, avoiding these losses, and the… …
85Space Shuttle Discovery — Discovery OV 103 Space Shuttle Discovery launches from NASA Kennedy Space Center Launch Pad 39A on mission STS 124. OV designation OV 103 Country …
86Space habitat — A pair of O Neill cylinders …
87Space Shuttle Challenger — Challenger OV 099 Challenger landing after its first mission, STS 6 OV designation OV 099 …
88Space Shuttle Enterprise — Enterprise OV 101 Enterprise at SLC 6 at Vandenberg AFB OV designation OV 101 Country …
89space shuttle — (often caps.) any of several U.S. space vehicles consisting of a reusable manned orbiter that touches down on a landing strip after an orbital mission, two reusable solid rocket boosters that drop off after initial ascent, and an expendable… …
90Space Mountain: Mission 2 — For other Space Mountains, see Space Mountain. Space Mountain Space Mountain in Disneyland Paris Disneyland Park (Paris) …
