earth-to-space station resupply vehicle
1space station — space station, adj. an orbiting manned structure that can be used for a variety of purposes, as to assemble or service satellites, refuel spacecraft, etc. Also called space platform. [1940 45] * * * Manned artificial structure designed to revolve …
2International Space Station — ISS redirects here. For other uses, see ISS (disambiguation). International Space Station …
3International Space Station program — The International Space Station program is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the fifteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and… …
4Assembly of the International Space Station — An artist s impression of the International Space Station s configuration as of March 2011 …
5International Space Station maintenance — Since construction started, the International Space Station (ISS) programme has had to deal with several maintenance issues, unexpected problems and failures[citation needed]. These incidents have affected the assembly timeline, led to periods of …
6Space Shuttle Atlantis — Atlantis OV 104 Atlantis launching STS 122 mission to dock with the International Space Station OV designation OV 104 Country United States …
7Space Shuttle — STS redirects here. For other uses, see STS (disambiguation). This article is about the NASA Space Transportation System vehicle. For the associated NASA STS program, see Space Shuttle program. For other shuttles and aerospace vehicles, see… …
8Space logistics — Broadly speaking, based on the generally accepted definition of military logistics, space logistics is the science of planning and carrying out the movement of humans and materiel to, from, and within space combined with the ability to maintain… …
9Space 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 …
10Space 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… …
