exit from orbit
1Orbit (anthology series) — Orbit was a long running series of anthologies of new fiction edited by Damon Knight, often featuring work by such writers as Gene Wolfe, Joanna Russ, R. A. Lafferty, and Kate Wilhelm, who was married to Knight. The anthologies tended toward the… …
2No Exit (Battlestar Galactica) — No Exit Battlestar Galactica episode Ellen Tigh after resurrecting on a Cylon basestar Episode no …
3nervous system, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction system that conducts stimuli from sensory receptors to the brain and spinal cord and that conducts impulses back to other parts of the body. As with other higher vertebrates, the human nervous system has two main… …
4Hyperspace (science fiction) — Hyperspace is a fictional plot device sometimes used in science fiction. It is typically described as an alternate region of subspace co existing with our own universe which may be entered using an energy field or other device. Travel in… …
5Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… …
6International Space Station — ISS redirects here. For other uses, see ISS (disambiguation). International Space Station …
7Space debris — populations seen from outside geosynchronous orbit (GEO). Note the two primary debris fields, the ring of objects in GEO, and the cloud of objects in low earth orbit (LEO) …
8NEAR Shoemaker — This article is about the robotic space probe named NEAR Shoemaker. For the type of asteroid, see Near Earth asteroid. For the public alarm system tested by the U.S. government in the 1950s and 1960s, see National Emergency Alarm Repeater. Artist …
9Apollo Moon Landing hoax conspiracy theories — are claims that some or all elements of the Apollo Moon landings were faked by NASA and possibly members of other involved organizations. Some groups and individuals have advanced various theories which tend, to varying degrees, to include the… …
10Speed of light — The speed of light in the vacuum of free space is an important physical constant usually denoted by the letter c . [NIST and BIPM practice is to use c 0 for the speed of light in vacuum in accord with international standard ISO 31 5. See… …
