space flights
1Space tourism — is the recent phenomenon of tourists paying for flights into space pioneered by Russia.As of 2008, orbital space tourism opportunities are limited and expensive, with only the Russian Space Agency providing transport. The price for a flight… …
2Space exploration — is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. [cite web | url = http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space ex/exploration.html | title = How Space is Explored | publisher = NASA] Physical exploration of space is conducted …
3Space Shuttle orbiter — The Discovery orbiter approaches the ISS on STS 121 Operator NASA Mission type Orbiter …
4Space food — are food products, specially created and processed for consumption by astronauts in outer space.Early HistoryRussianApollo Soyuz Test Project (1975)The astronauts of the Apollo Soyuz Test Project received samples of Soviet space food when the… …
5Manned Space Flights, US — Name Number Of Launched Flights • Mercury 17 1959 – 1963 • Gemini 12 1964 1966 • Apollo 22, plus 4 1967 1972 test launches • Skylab 4 1973 • Apollo Soyuz 1 1975 Test Project • Space Shuttle 93, plus 4 1981 October test… …
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6space flight — space flights N VAR A space flight is a trip into space. She made her first and only space flight last September... The future for manned space flight is looking increasingly uncertain …
7Space Shuttle Atlantis — Atlantis OV 104 Atlantis launching STS 122 mission to dock with the International Space Station OV designation OV 104 Country United States …
8Space Race — For a discussion of all spaceflight programs to date, see History of spaceflight. For a list of key events, see Timeline of space exploration. For other uses of the term, see Space Race (disambiguation). A replica of Sputnik 1, the world s… …
9space headache — n. A debilitating headache experienced by astronauts during space travel. Example Citations: Astronauts need to add space headache to their list of occupational hazards, say researchers. ... The researchers believe there are a number of reasons… …
10Space Apprentice — infobox Book | name = Space Apprentice title orig = Стажёры translator = Antonina W. Bouis image caption = author = Arkady and Boris Strugatsky cover artist = country = Soviet Union language = Russian series = genre = Science fiction novel… …
