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81Timeline of largest projects in the Russian economy — Moscow International Business Center under construction …
82Scramjet — Part of a series on Aircraft propulsion Shaft engines (to drive pr …
83Saturn (rocket family) — The Saturn family of rockets were developed by a team of mostly German rocket scientists led by Wernher von Braun to launch heavy payloads to Earth orbit and beyond. Originally proposed as a military satellite launcher, they were adopted as the… …
84Spaceplane — A Space Shuttle rocketing into space, just after booster separation. A spaceplane is a vehicle that operates as an aircraft in Earth s atmosphere, as well as a spacecraft when it is in space. It combines features of an aircraft and a spacecraft,… …
85Saturn I — Infobox rocket imsize = 200 caption = The first Saturn I was launched October 27, 1961 name = Saturn I country origin = United States function = Manned LEO launch vehicle manufacturer = Chrysler (S I) Douglas (S IV) Convair (S V) Unflown height …
86Agni missile system — Infobox Weapon is missile=yes name=Agni I/Agni II/Agni III/Agni IV caption= origin= IND type=Medium Range Ballistic Missile (Agni I) Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile (Agni II, Agni III) Intercontinental Ballistic Missile (Agni IV) used by=… …
87Vanguard rocket — Infobox rocket caption =Launch of Vanguard rocket. (U.S. Navy) name =Vanguard country origin = United States function =Satellite launch vehicle manufacturer =Martin height =75 feet alt height = diameter =3.74 feet alt diameter = mass =22,156 lb… …
88Gravity turn — A gravity turn or zero lift turn is a maneuver (see trajectory optimization) used in launching a spacecraft into, or descending from, an orbit around a celestial body such as a planet or a moon. This launch trajectory offers two main advantages… …
89Mars Direct — is a proposal for a manned mission to Mars. Proponents of the scheme have claimed it to be both cost effective and that it can be conducted with current technology. It was originally detailed in a research paper by NASA engineers Robert Zubrin… …
90Scout (rocket) — The Scout family of rockets were launch vehicles designed to place small satellites into orbit around the Earth. The original Scout (an acronym for Solid Controlled Orbital Utility Test system) was designed in 1957 at the NACA Langley center.… …
