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61Oceansat-2 — Operator Indian Space Research Organisation Bus IRS Mission type Oceanography …
62orbited — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. put into orbit, placed into orbit, lofted into orbit, sent into orbit, put up, sent up, rocketed; see also driven , launched , sent …
63Earth-Minbari War — The Earth Minbari War is a fictional war that formed a major part of the back story of the science fiction television series, Babylon 5 . The war was fought between the Earth Alliance and the Minbari, an older alien race that overwhelmingly… …
64Okie — For the J. J. Cale album, see Okie (album). Rear view of an Okie s car, passing through Amarillo, Texas, heading west, 1941 Okie is a term dating from as early as 1907,[1] originally denoting a resident or native of Oklahoma. It is derived fr …
65L5 Society — The L5 Society was founded in 1975 by Carolyn and Keith Henson to promote the space colony ideas of Dr. Gerard K. O Neill. The name comes from the L4 and L5 Lagrangian points proposed as locations for the huge rotating space habitats that Dr. O… …
66FalconSAT — is the name of the United States Air Force Academy s small satellite engineering program. Satellites are designed, built, tested, and operated by Academy cadets. The project is administered by the USAFA Space Systems Research Center under the… …
67Ofek-7 — ofeq 7 launch through shavit space launch vehicle Ofek 7, also known as Ofeq 7, is part of the Ofeq family of earth observation satellites designed and built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI) for the Israel Ministry of Defense. The Ofek 7 was… …
68Laser bonding — is a marking technique that uses lasers and other forms of radiant energy to bond an additive marking substance to a wide range of substrates. Invented in 1997, this patent protected technology[1] delivers permanent marks on metals, glass and… …
69Hubble Space Telescope — Aerospace. See Space Telescope. * * * ▪ astronomy the most sophisticated optical observatory ever placed into orbit around Earth. Earth s atmosphere obscures ground based astronomers view of celestial objects by absorbing or distorting light… …
70vanguard — /van gahrd /, n. 1. the foremost division or the front part of an army; advance guard; van. 2. the forefront in any movement, field, activity, or the like. 3. the leaders of any intellectual or political movement. 4. (cap.) Rocketry. a U.S. three …
