space shuttle aerodynamics
51Syvertson — Clarence A. Sy Syvertson is the retired Center Director of the Ames Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, located at Moffett Field, California. Syvertson was born in Minneapolis, Minnesota in 1926. He graduated… …
52Clarence Syvertson — Clarence A. Sy Syvertson is the retired Center Director of the Ames Research Center of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, located at Moffett Field, California. Clarence Sy Syvertson, Director of NASA Ames Research Center, 1978… …
53Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records — The Hall of Space Technology in the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, Kaluga, Russia. The exhibition includes the models and replicas of the following Russian inventions: the first satellite, Sputnik 1 (a ball under the… …
54NASA facilities — See also: NASA Facilities NASA Headquarters in Washington, DC provides overall guidance and direction to the agency.[1] NASA s Shared Services center is located on the grounds of the John C. Stennis Space Center, near Bay St. Louis,… …
55Orbital mechanics — A satellite orbiting the earth has a tangential velocity and an inward acceleration. Orbital mechanics or astrodynamics is the application of ballistics and celestial mechanics to the practical problems concerning the motion of rockets and other… …
56China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology — The China Academy of Launch Vehicle Technology (CALT) (中国运载火箭技术研究院) is the premier space launch vehicle manufacturer in China and one of the major launch service providers in the world. CALT is a subordinate of the larger China Aerospace Science… …
57Mockup — The shuttle sitting outside the Space Shuttle America ride is an example of a mockup. In manufacturing and design, a mockup, or mock up, is a scale or full size model of a design or device, used for teaching, demonstration, design evaluation,… …
58Avro Canada CF-105 Arrow — CF 105 Arrow Photo from the Canadian Department of National Defence Role Interceptor …
59Wing — A wing is a surface used to produce lift for flight through the air or another gaseous medium. The wing shape is usually an airfoil. The word originally referred only to the foremost limbs of birds, but has been extended to include the wings of… …
60Supersonic — For other uses see Supersonic .The term supersonic is used to define a speed that is over the speed of sound (Mach 1). At a typical temperature like 21 °C (70 °F), the threshold value required for an object to be traveling at a supersonic speed… …
