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31B-47 Stratojet — Infobox Aircraft name=B 47 Stratojet type=Strategic bomber manufacturer=Boeing caption=Boeing B 47E 65 BW (AF Serial No. 51 5257) during rocket assisted takeoff test. designer= first flight=17 December 1947 introduced=June 1951 retired=1966, B… …
32Political status of Taiwan — The controversy regarding the political status of Taiwan (or Taiwan Issue as referred to by the Communist Party of China) hinges on whether Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu should remain effectively independent as territory of the Republic of… …
33List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents — Death in space redirects here. For death in specifically outer space conditions, see Space exposure. Space Shuttle Challenger disintegrates 73 seconds after launch, due to hot gases escaping the SRBs leading to structural failure of the external… …
34Spitzer Space Telescope — The Spitzer Space Telescope prior to launch General information NSSDC ID 2003 038A …
35space 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 …
36Space Race — For a discussion of all spaceflight programs to date, see History of spaceflight. For a list of key events, see Timeline of space exploration. For other uses of the term, see Space Race (disambiguation). A replica of Sputnik 1, the world s… …
37Drop tank — A 330 US gallons (1,200 L) Sargent Fletcher drop tank being moved across the flight deck of an Aircraft carrier In aeronautics, a drop tank (external tank, wing tank, or belly tank) is used to describe auxiliary fuel tanks externally carried …
38Brügger & Thomet APR308 — Infobox Weapon name=APR caption= origin=flag|Switzerland type=Sniper rifle is ranged=yes service= used by=See Users wars= designer=Brügger Thomet design date=2003 (APR308) 2007 (APR338) manufacturer=Brügger Thomet production date=2005 (APR308)… …
39Small Is Beautiful — Infobox Book name = Small Is Beautiful author = E. F. Schumacher cover artist = genre = Non fiction publisher = Hartley Marks Publishers release date = December 1999 media type = Hardcover Paperback pages = 286 pages size weight = isbn = ISBN 0… …
40STS-41 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 41 insignia = Sts 41 patch.png shuttle = Discovery launch pad = 39 B launch = October 6, 1990, 7:47:15 a.m. EDT landing = October 10, 1990, 6:57:18 a.m. PDT, Runway 22, Edwards Air Force Base, Calif.… …
