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11boost phase — That portion of the flight of a ballistic missile or space vehicle during which the booster and sustainer engines operate. See also midcourse phase; reentry phase; terminal phase …
12boost — i. Any temporary augmentation of thrust or power given to a flying vehicle during takeoff, climb or other part of its flight, as with booster rocket or by means of RATO rocket assisted takeoff (RATO). ii. Excess pressure, over and above a datum… …
13Multiple independently targetable reentry vehicle — For the band, see M.I.R.V.. The MIRV U.S. Peacekeeper missile, with the re entry vehicles highlighted in red …
14Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle — (EKV) can refer to two related missile defense concepts:* Most common: the Raytheon manufactured interceptor component with subcontractor Aerojet of the U.S. Ground Based Midcourse Defense (GMD), part of the larger National Missile Defense system …
15Motor vehicle theft — Vehicle with broken window. Motor vehicle theft (sometimes referred to as grand theft auto by the media and police departments in the US) is the criminal act of stealing or attempting to steal a motor vehicle (such as an automobile, truck, bus,… …
16Jump start (vehicle) — A jump start or boost is a term for a method of starting an automobile or other internal combustion engine powered vehicle which has a discharged battery. A second battery (often in another vehicle) is temporarily connected to the dead… …
17Hybrid vehicle drivetrain — Articleissues cleanup = January 2008 introrewrite = January 2008 Hybrid Vehicles make use of both an on board rechargeable energy storage system (RESS) and a fueled power source for vehicle propulsion. There are many ways to accomplish this.Types …
18Automated Transfer Vehicle — The Automated Transfer Vehicle or ATV is an expendable, unmanned resupply spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). [cite web |title=Automated Transfer Vehicle, ESA document EUC ESA FSH 003 Rev 1.2 (specification)… …
19Exoatmospheric Kill Vehicle — Start eines Prototypen des Ground Based Interceptors auf einer PLV Rakete …
20High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle — This article refers to the Military HMMWV, not the civilian Hummer sold by General Motors Infobox Automobile caption=U.S. Marine HMMWV in difficult terrain in Afghanistan name=High Mobility Multipurpose Wheeled Vehicle (Humvee) manufacturer=AM… …
