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21Lacrosse (satellite) — Lacrosse 4, under construction[citation needed] For the 2009 Lunar Impactor Mission designed to crash into the moon, see LCROSS. Lacrosse and Onyx are the code names for the United States National Reconnaissance Office …
22Delta-v — For other uses, see Delta v (disambiguation). In astrodynamics a Δv or delta v (literally change in velocity ) is a scalar which takes units of speed. It is a measure of the amount of effort that is needed to change from one trajectory to another …
23Stardust (spacecraft) — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Stardust Caption = Artist s conception of the Stardust spacecraft Organization = NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory Major Contractors = Lockheed Martin Mission Type = Fly by, sample collection Satellite Of = Sun Orbital… …
24Orbital inclination change — is an orbital maneuver aimed at changing the inclination of an orbiting body s orbit. This maneuver is also known as an orbital plane change as the plane of the orbit is tipped. This maneuver requires a change in the orbital velocity vector… …
25Orion abort modes — Technicians carefully position an Orion flight test crew module to be airlifted. This module will be used for the Orion Launch Abort System Pad Abort 1 flight test. NASA s newest spacecraft, the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle (CEV), which will… …
26STS-51-G — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 51 G insignia = Sts 51 g patch.png shuttle = Discovery launch pad = 39 A launch = June 17, 1985, 11:33:00 UTC landing = June 24, 1985, 13:11:52 UTC Runway 23, Edwards AFB duration = 7d/01:38:52 altitude =… …
27Arab Satellite Communications Organization — Infobox Company company name = ARABSAT company company type = foundation = 1976 location = Riyadh, SAU key people = industry = Satellite communication homepage = http://www.arabsat.com//The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (often… …
28Magellan probe — Infobox Spacecraft Name = Magellan Caption = Magellan spacecraft and Inertial Upper Stage being launched from the cargo bay of Space Shuttle Atlantis Organization = NASA, CNES Major Contractors = Mission Type = Orbiter Satellite Of = Venus… …
29AMSAT — infobox Organization name = Radio Amateur Satellite Corporation image border = size = 75px caption = msize = mcaption = abbreviation = AMSAT motto = formation = 1969 extinction = type = Non profit organization status = purpose = Designing,… …
30Inner moon — In astronomy, an inner moon is a natural satellite following a prograde, low inclination orbit inwards of the large satellites of the parent planet. They are generally thought to have been formed in situ at the same time as the coalescence of the …
