space stabilization
1Space tether — Artist s conception of satellite with a tether Space tethers are cables, usually long and very strong, which can be used for propulsion, stabilization, or maintaining the formation of space systems by determining the trajectory of spacecraft and… …
2Space Shuttle abort modes — A Space Shuttle abort is an emergency procedure due to equipment failure on NASA s Space Shuttle, most commonly during ascent. A main engine failure is a typical abort scenario. There are fewer abort options during reentry and descent. For… …
3Space Foundation — The Space Foundation is a nonprofit organization that supports the global space industry through information and education programs. It is a resource for the entire space community industry, national security organizations, civil space agencies,… …
4Treadmill with Vibration Isolation Stabilization — Astronaut Sunita Suni Williams bungeed to the TVIS treadmill aboard the International Space Station. The Treadmill with Vibration Isolation Stabilization System, commonly abbreviated as TVIS, is a treadmill for use on board the International… …
5James Webb Space Telescope — General information Organization NASA[1], with significant contributions from ESA and CSA …
6Orion 1 and Orion 2 Space Observatories — The Orion 1 Space Observatory and Orion 2 Space Observatory were space observatories installed in spacecraft launched by the space program of the Soviet Union during the 1970s. Contents 1 Orion 1 1.1 Specifications 2 Orion 2 …
7Gravity-gradient stabilization — is a method of stabilizing artificial satellites in a fixed orientation using only the orbited body s mass distribution and the Earth s gravitational field. The main advantage over using active stabilization with propellants, gyroscopes or… …
8spin stabilization — noun The stabilizing of the flight of a projected bullet, space rocket, etc by giving it a spinning motion • • • Main Entry: ↑spin …
9Babylon 5 (space station) — Infobox Fictional Spacecraft name = Babylon 5 caption = Babylon 5 orbits Epsilon III first = last = status = Demolished affiliation = Earth Alliance, then independent, then Interstellar Alliance launched = 2256 decommissioned = 2281 class = O… …
10Russia — /rush euh/, n. 1. Also called Russian Empire. Russian, Rossiya. a former empire in E Europe and N and W Asia: overthrown by the Russian Revolution 1917. Cap.: St. Petersburg (1703 1917). 2. See Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. 3. See Russian… …
