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1Marman clamp — A Marman clamp is a type of heavy duty band clamp; it allows two flat cylindrical interfaces to be simply clamped together with a ring clamp. Also sometimes known as a Marman ring . A common use for Marman clamps is their use as a quick… …
2Apollo Command/Service Module — Apollo CSM The Apollo 15 CSM in lunar orbit Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36.2 ft 11.03 m …
3Tether propulsion — systems are proposals to use long, very strong cables (known as tethers) to change the velocity of spacecraft. The tethers may be used to initiate launch, complete launch, or alter the orbit of a spacecraft. Spaceflight using this form of… …
4STS-61 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 61 insignia = Sts 61 patch.png shuttle = Endeavour launch pad = 39 B launch = 2 December, 1993, 4:26 a.m. landing = 13 December, 1993, 12:26.25 a.m. EST, Runway 33, KSC duration = 10 d 19 h 58 min 37 s… …
5Space Shuttle Challenger disaster — For more information about the final mission and crew of the Challenger, see STS 51 L. Space Shuttle Challenger s smoke plume after the in flight breakup that killed all seven crew members …
6Barack Obama citizenship conspiracy theories — A billboard questioning the validity of Barack Obama s birth certificate and by extension his eligibility to serve as President of the U. S.[1] The billboard is part of an …
7STS-1 — is also an abbreviation for Synchronous Transport Signal (level) 1 in the SONET hierarchy. STS 1 Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name STS 1 …
8Mercury-Redstone 4 — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Redstone 4 Spacecraft name Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft mass 1,286 …
9Flight controller — Flight controllers are personnel who aid in the operations of a space flight, working in Mission Control Centers such as NASA s Mission Control Center, or ESA s Operations Center. Flight controllers sit at computer consoles and use telemetry to… …
10International Space Station program — The International Space Station program is tied together by a complex set of legal, political and financial agreements between the fifteen nations involved in the project, governing ownership of the various components, rights to crewing and… …
