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111Global Positioning System — GPS redirects here. For other uses, see GPS (disambiguation). Geodesy Fundamentals …
112Near Earth Network — The Near Earth Network (NEN, formerly GN or Ground Network) provides orbital communications support for Near Earth orbiting customer platforms via various NASA ground stations. NASA s NEN consists of ground stations in: Merritt Island Launch… …
113Chinese space program — This article is about the Chinese space program in general. For the current Chinese space agency since 1993, see China National Space Administration. The launch of Tianlian, Xichang Center The space program of the People s Republic of China is… …
114TDRSS — The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite System (TDRSS) is a network of communications satellites (each called a Tracking and Data Relay Satellite or TDRS) and ground stations used by NASA for space communications. The system was designed to replace …
115List of James Bond gadgets — A popular element of the James Bond franchise is the exotic equipment and vehicles he is assigned on his missions, which often prove to be critically useful.The original books and early adaptations had only relatively minimal pieces like the… …
116History of radar — The history of radar starts with experiments by Heinrich Hertz in the late 19th century that showed that radio waves were reflected by metallic objects. This possibility was suggested in James Clerk Maxwell s seminal work on electromagnetism.… …
117ESRO — Infobox Space agency width = 263px name = European Space Reasearch Organisation Conseil Européen de Recherche Spatiale owner = Collapsible list|title=10 European states|France|Germany|Italy|United Kingdom|Belgium|Spain|Switzerland|Netherlands|Swed… …
118aerospace 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 …
119Shenzhou 6 — ] At 01:39 UTC Chen Bingde, the Chief Commander of the Chinese space program, announced the launch was successful. The crew ate their first meal in space at 03:11 UTC.Before the flight, the launch time had been the object of speculation by the… …
120Delta IV rocket — Infobox rocket caption =Delta IV Medium launch carrying DSCS III B6 name =Delta IV (Delta 9000) function = Orbital launch vehicle manufacturer = Boeing IDS United Launch Alliance country origin = United States height =63 77.2 m alt height =206… …
