cryogenic period
51Cryostat — NASA s WISE infrared instrument is kept cold by a cryostat. The cryostat can be seen at the top of the spacecraft. A cryostat (from cryo meaning cold and stat meaning stationary) is a device used to maintain cold cryogenic temperatures. Low… …
52Altair (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.… …
53Wide-field Infrared Survey Explorer — (WISE) WISE prior to its mission into orbit …
54Cryofixation — is a technique for fixation or stabilisation of biological materials as the first step in specimen preparation for electron microscopy. Typical specimens for cryofixation include small samples of plant or animal tissue, cell suspensions of… …
55Dr. Evil — This article is about the Austin Powers character. For the 1968 toy, see Dr. Evil (Captain Action). Dougie Dr. Evil Powers Austin Powers character Mike Myers as Dr …
56Cryopreservation — of plant shoots. Open tank of liquid nitrogen behind …
57ship — shipless, adj. shiplessly, adv. /ship/, n., v., shipped, shipping. n. 1. a vessel, esp. a large oceangoing one propelled by sails or engines. 2. Naut. a. a sailing vessel square rigged on all of three or more masts, having jibs, staysails, and a… …
58Spitzer Space Telescope — ▪ United States satellite U.S. satellite, the fourth and last of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration fleet of “Great Observatories” satellites, designed to study the Cosmos at infrared (infrared radiation) wavelengths. In operation …
59CryoEDM — is a particle physics experiment aiming to measure the electric dipole moment (EDM) of the neutron to a precision of 10 28ecm.[1] The name is an abbreviation of cryogenic neutron EDM experiment. The previous name nEDM is also sometimes used, but… …
60moon — mooner, n. moonless, adj. /moohn/, n. 1. the earth s natural satellite, orbiting the earth at a mean distance of 238,857 miles (384,393 km) and having a diameter of 2160 miles (3476 km). 2. this body during a particular lunar month, or during a… …
