to go into orbit
71de-orbit — v. To force a satellite or space vehicle out of its orbit and into the atmosphere for reentry to Earth. Example Citation: Space station Mir s expected incineration in a controlled de orbit over the South Pacific on Friday is a fitting demise for… …
72parking orbit — noun : an orbit of a spacecraft from which the spacecraft or another vehicle may be launched on a new trajectory * * * Aerospace. a temporary orbit in which a spacecraft awaits the next phase of its mission. [1955 60] * * * parking orbit, a… …
73Rosetta (orbit) — This article is about a type of orbit; for other uses, see Rosetta (disambiguation). A Rosetta orbit is a complex type of orbit. Theoretically, an object approaching a black hole with an intermediate velocity (not slow enough to spiral into the… …
74Muscles of orbit — Muscle Innervation Primary function Secondary function Tertiary function Levator palpebrae superioris Oculomotor nerve Elevation of the superior (upper) eyelid . . Superior rectus Oculomotor nerve Elevation Intorsion Adduction Inferior rectus… …
75Red Star, Winter Orbit — Infobox short story | name = Red Star, Winter Orbit title orig = translator = author = William Gibson country = Canada language = English series = Burning Chrome genre = Science fiction short story publication type = Anthology published in =… …
76Quadrature of an orbit — Quadrature Quad ra*ture, n. [L. quadratura: cf. F. quadrature. See {Quadrate}, a.] 1. (Math.) The act of squaring; the finding of a square having the same area as some given curvilinear figure; as, the quadrature of a circle; the operation of… …
77The Jagged Orbit — infobox Book | name = The Jagged Orbit title orig = translator = image caption = Cover of first edition (paperback) author = John Brunner illustrator = cover artist = Leo and Diane Dillon country = United Kingdom language = English series = genre …
78Minimum orbit intersection distance — The orbit of (4953) 1990 MU, which, with a MOID of 0.0276 AU, is classified as a potentially hazardous object Minimum orbit intersection distance (MOID) is a measure used in astronomy to assess collision risk between astronomical objects.[1] It… …
79Minor Characters: A Memoir of a Young Woman of the 1950s in the Beat orbit of Jack Kerouac — by Joyce Johnson (1983) When writer joyce johnson accepted a serendipitous invitation to a London café in the early 1980s, little did she suspect that the evening would lead to the resurrection of women writers of the Beat Generation. Johnson… …
80Transfer orbit stage — The Transfer Orbit Stage (TOS) was an upper stage rocket developed by Martin Marietta on a subcontract to Orbital Sciences Corporation during the late 1980s and early 1990s. Orbital Sciences was the prime contractor for NASA for TOS. TOS was… …
