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11Kinetic bombardment — Kinetic strike redirects here. For the political euphemism, see kinetic military action. For the generic concept of attacking a planetary surface from orbit, see Orbital bombardment. A kinetic bombardment is the act of attacking a planetary… …
12In-flight aborts and rescue options — In the context of the Orion spacecraft, in flight aborts and rescue options are activities which might take place if there were an emergency during a mission. Like all previous U.S. manned spacecraft, an in flight abort can occur when a major… …
13Jules Verne ATV — infobox Spacecraft Name = Jules Verne (ATV 001) Caption = Jules Verne ATV approaches the International Space Station Organisation = ESA Major Contractors = EADS Astrium (Prime), Thales Alenia Space Mission Type = ISS resupply Satellite Of = Earth …
14Robert P. Hoyt — Dr. Robert P. Hoyt is a physicist and engineer who is famous for his invention of the Hoytether. He also originated the MXER Tether concept, which combines momentum exchange techniques with electrodynamic reboost propulsion to enable a bolo… …
15deorbit — verb a) To cause to leave orbit. The principal improvements in the systems are the ability to return film canisters without deorbiting the spacecraft, and the extension of orbital ... b) Of an orbiting object, such as a satellite, to leave orbit …
16Deorbit of Mir — The deorbit of Mir was the controlled atmospheric re entry of the modular Russian space station Mir carried out on March 23, 2001. Major components ranged from about 5 to 15 years in age, and included the Mir Core Module, Kvant 1, Kvant 2,… …
17Discoverer 23 — Operator US Air Force/NRO Major contractors Lockheed Bus KH 5 Argon Agena B Mission type Optical reconnaissance Launch date …
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