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121NASA X-43 — NASA technicians working on the X 43A at the tip of a Pegasus rocket mounted to a Boeing B 52B prior to launch on March 27, 2004. The X 43 is an unmanned experimental hypersonic aircraft with multiple planned scale variations meant to test… …
122Secondary surveillance radar — SSR antenna of Deutsche Flugsicherung at Neubrandenburg, in Mecklenburg/Western Pomerania Secondary surveillance radar (SSR)[1] is a radar system used in air traffic control (ATC), that not only detects an …
123War on Terror — This article is about the international military campaign. For the board game, see War on Terror (game). War on Terror …
124Delta II — This article is about the rocket. For the submarine see Delta class submarine. Delta II A Delta II rocket launches from Cape Canaveral carrying the Dawn spacecraft. Function Launch vehicle Manufacturer …
125Central Intelligence Agency — CIA redirects here. For other uses, see CIA (disambiguation). Central Intelligence Agency Official Seal of the CIA Agency overview Formed September 18, 1947 …
126Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …
127Ukraine — /yooh krayn , kruyn , yooh krayn/, n. a republic in SE Europe: rich agricultural and industrial region. 50,684,635; 223,090 sq. mi. (603,700 sq. km). Cap.: Kiev. Russian, Ukraina. Formerly, Ukrainian Soviet Socialist Republic. * * * Ukraine… …
128Calendar of 2000 — ▪ 2001 January We are fortunate to be alive at this moment in history. Never before has our nation enjoyed, at once, so much prosperity and social progress with so little internal crisis and so few external threats. Never before have we had such… …
