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21space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …
22spaceflight — /spays fluyt /, n. the flying of manned or unmanned spacecraft into or in outer space. Also, space flight. [1945 50; SPACE + FLIGHT1] * * * Introduction flight beyond Earth s atmosphere. This article deals with the basic concepts associated with …
23ARCA (NGO) — ARCA Type Private Industry Aerospace and space tourism Founded 1999 …
24Mars — /mahrz/, n. 1. the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares. 2. Astron. the planet fourth in order from the sun, having a diameter of 4222 miles (6794 km), a mean distance from the sun of 141.6 million miles… …
25Satellite — This article is about artificial satellites. For natural satellites, also known as moons, see Natural satellite. For other uses, see Satellite (disambiguation). An animation depicting the orbits of GPS satellites in medium Earth orbit …
26Sergey Korolyov — Infobox Person name = Sergey Pavlovich Korolyov Сергей Павлович Королёв Сергій Павлович Корольов residence = image size = 225px caption = Sergey Korolyov at the Kapustin Yar firing range in 1953. birth name = birth date = OldStyleDate|January… …
27Omid — For other uses, see Omid (disambiguation). Omid satellite Omid satellite model Operator ISA …
28Sergei Korolev — Sergey Pavlovich Korolev Сергей Павлович Королёв Сергій Павлович Корольов Sergey Korolyov in Red Army uniform (1938). Born 12 January [O.S. 30 December 1906] 1907 …
29Satish Dhawan Space Centre — The Satish Dhawan Space Centre (SDSC) is the launch centre for the Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO). It is located in Sriharikota in Andhra Pradesh, India and is also referred to as Sriharikota. The centre is at 13°47 North 80°15 East… …
30Militarisation of space — A ground based interceptor, designed to destroy incoming ICBMs, is lowered into its silo at the missile defence complex at Fort Greely, Alaska, July 22, 2004. The militarisation of space is the placement and development of weaponry and military… …
