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121Space colonization — Artist Les Bossinas 1989 concept of Mars mission Space colonization (also called space settlement, space humanization, or space habitation) is the concept of permanent human habitation outside of Earth. Although hypothetical at the present time,… …
122Outer space — For other uses, see Outer space (disambiguation). The boundaries between the Earth s surface and outer space, at the Kármán line, 100 km (62 mi) and exosphere at 690 km (430 mi). Not to scale Outer space is the void that exists beyond any… …
123MESSENGER — This article is about the NASA space mission. For other uses, see Messenger. MESSENGER Artist s rendering of MESSENGER orbiting Mercury. Operator NASA / APL Major contractors APL …
124Colonization of the Moon — Lunar outpost redirects here. For NASA s plan to construct an outpost between 2012 and 2024, see Lunar outpost (NASA). Moonbase redirects here. For other uses, see Moonbase (disambiguation). 1986 artist concept The colonization of the Moon is the …
125Indian Space Research Organisation — Infobox Space agency name = Indian Space Research Organisation acronym = ISRO caption = ISRO logo headquarters = Antariksh Bhavan, New BEL Road, BANGALORE, INDIA spaceport = TERLS, SRLS, BRLS established = 15th August, 1969 chairman = G. Madhavan …
126Exploration of Jupiter — Jupiter as seen by the space probe Cassini. This is the most detailed global color portrait of Jupiter ever assembled …
127Mars — /mahrz/, n. 1. the ancient Roman god of war and agriculture, identified with the Greek god Ares. 2. Astron. the planet fourth in order from the sun, having a diameter of 4222 miles (6794 km), a mean distance from the sun of 141.6 million miles… …
128Interplanetary spaceflight — or interplanetary travel is travel between planets within a single planetary system. In practice, spaceflights of this type are confined to travel between the planets of the Solar System. Current achievements in interplanetary travel Remotely… …
