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21coal mining — Coal was very important in the economic development of Britain. It was used as fuel in the factories built during the Industrial Revolution and continued to be important until the 1980s. The main coalfields are in north east England, the north… …
22Orbital replacement unit — Orbital Replacement Units (ORUs) are key elements of the International Space Station that can be readily replaced when the unit either passes its design life or fails. Examples of ORUs are: pumps, storage tanks, controller boxes, antennas, and… …
23Christopher C. Kraft, Jr. — Christopher Columbus Kraft, Jr. Chris Kraft as director of Johnson Space Center, 1979 …
24STS-126 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 126 insignia = STS 126 insignia.jpg shuttle = Endeavour launch pad = LC 39A launch = November 14, 2008, Approx. 7:55 p.m. EST (0055 UTC Nov. 15) landing = November 29, 2008, Approx. 2:18 p.m. EST (1918… …
25aerospace industry — Introduction assemblage of manufacturing concerns that deal with vehicular flight within and beyond the Earth s atmosphere. (The term aerospace is derived from the words aeronautics and spaceflight.) The aerospace industry is engaged in the …
26Aircraft — An aircraft is a vehicle which is able to fly through the Earth s atmosphere or through any other atmosphere. Rocket vehicles are not aircraft if they are not supported by the surrounding air. All the human activity which surrounds aircraft is… …
27Michael D. Griffin — Michael Douglas Griffin Michael Douglas Griffin, official photo portrait as NASA administrator Born November 1, 1949 (1949 11 01) …
28Expedition 16 — ISS Expedition Name = Expedition 16 Insignia = ISS Expedition 16 patch.png CallSign = Expedition 16 NumberOfCrew = 3 LaunchDate = October 10, 2007 (Soyuz TMA 11), October 23, 2007 (STS 120),Cite web|url=http://www.nasa.gov/mission… …
29STS-115 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 115 insignia = STS 115 patch.svg shuttle = Atlantis crew members = 6 launch pad = LC 39B launch = 2006 09 09 15:14:55 UTC landing = 2006 09 21 10:21:30 UTC duration = 11 days, 19 hours, 6 minutes and 35… …
30STS-133 — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name STS 133 Space shuttle Discovery …
