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51Nuclear pulse propulsion — An artist s conception of the Project Orion basic spacecraft, powered by nuclear pulse propulsion. Nuclear pulse propulsion (or External Pulsed Plasma Propulsion, as it is termed in one recent NASA document[1]) is a proposed method of spacecraft… …
52Thruster — A thruster is a small propulsive device used by spacecraft and watercraft for station keeping, attitude control, or long duration low thrust acceleration.Thruster (surfing) is a surfboard fin design.Spacecraft thrusters,*Electrohydrodynamic… …
53Centaur (rocket stage) — Centaur is a rocket stage designed for use as the upper stage of space launch vehicles. Centaur boosts its satellite payload to its final orbit or, in the case of an interplanetary space probe, to escape velocity. Centaur was the world s first… …
54Mars Observer — Artist rendering of Mars Observer in orbit around Mars. Operator NASA / JPL …
55Reaction wheel — A momentum/reaction wheel comprising a high accuracy Conical Earth Sensor to maintain a satellite s precise attitude A reaction wheel is a type of flywheel used primarily by spacecr …
56Red fuming nitric acid — (RFNA) is a storable oxidizer used as a rocket propellant. It consists mainly of nitric acid (hydrogennitrogenoxygen3), also containing 13% dinitrogen tetroxide and 3% water. The color of the resulting red fuming nitric acid is due to the… …
57North American X-15 — X 15 redirects here. For other uses, see X 15 (disambiguation). X 15 Role …
58Mars Climate Orbiter — Artist s conception of the Mars Climate Orbiter. Operator NASA / JPL …
59Hydroxylamine — Hydroxylamine …
60New Horizons — For other uses, see New Horizons (disambiguation). New Horizons Operator NASA Major contractors Applied Physics Laboratory (APL) Southwest Research Institute (SwRI) …
