military orbital development system
1Manned Orbital Development System — was created by the US Air Force Space System Division (SSD) in June 1962. It was to begin working on plans to use Gemini hardware as the first step in a new US Air Force man in space program called MODS (Manned Orbital Development System), a type …
2Military space shuttle — A military space shuttle would be the military equivalent of NASA s space shuttle. Many experts[who?] believed[citation needed] that it is extremely unlikely that NASA, the United States Department of Defense or any other Federal agency could… …
3Orbital Sciences Corporation — For the Australian company, see Orbital Corporation Limited. Orbital Sciences Corporation Type Public (NYSE: ORB) Industry Aerosp …
4Military Affairs — ▪ 2009 Introduction Russia and Georgia fought a short, intense war in 2008, fueling global fears of a new Cold War. On August 7 Georgia launched an aerial bombardment and ground attacks against its breakaway province of South Ossetia.… …
5Orbital airship — Space blimp redirects here. For airships used in a role similar to satellites, see stratospheric airship. The orbital airship, also called the space blimp, is a proposed space transportation system that carries payloads to and from low Earth… …
6Military Soyuz — Soyuz family tree Several military Soyuz spacecraft models were planned, but none actually flew in space. These versions were named Soyuz 7K P, Soyuz 7K PPK, Soyuz R, Soyuz 7K VI, and Soyuz OIS (Orbital Research Station). Contents …
7List of military aircraft of the United States — This list of military aircraft of the United States includes prototype, pre production and operational types. For aircraft in service, see the List of active United States military aircraft. Prototypes are normally prefixed with X and are often… …
8rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
9Sub-orbital spaceflight — A sub orbital spaceflight (or sub orbital flight) is a spaceflight in which the spacecraft reaches space, but its trajectory intersects the atmosphere or surface of the gravitating body from which it was launched, so that it does not complete one …
10Boeing Satellite Development Center — The Boeing Satellite Development Center is a major business unit of Boeing Integrated Defense Systems. It brings together Boeing satellite operations with that of Hughes Electronics Space and Communications division.HistoryIn 1948 Howard Hughes… …
