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1launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles …
2Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicle — The Shuttle Derived Launch Vehicle, or simply Shuttle Derived Vehicle (SDV), is a term describing one of a wide array of concepts that have been developed for creating space launch vehicles from the components, technology and/or infrastructure of …
3Soyuz launch vehicle — The Soyuz launch vehicle (Western designation: A 2) is an expendable launch system manufactured by TsSKB Progress in Samara, Russia. It is used as the launcher for the manned Soyuz spacecraft as part of the Soyuz program. It is now also used to… …
4Unmanned aerial vehicle — UAV redirects here. For the entertainment company, see UAV Corp.. For the veterans organization, see Ukrainian American Veterans. A group photo of aerial demonstrators at the 2005 Naval Unmanned Aerial Vehicle Air Demo. An unmanned aerial vehicle …
5HL-20 Personnel Launch System — HL 20 Mock Up Operator NASA Mission type Orbiter Satellite of Eart …
6Crew Return Vehicle — ISS Crew Return Vehicle – CRV (X 38 Prototype) Operator NASA The Crew Return Vehicle (CRV), sometimes referred to as the Assured Crew Return Vehicle (ACRV), is the proposed lifeboat or escape module for the International Spa …
7Vandenberg AFB Space Launch Complex 6 — Infobox Launch Pad name = Space Launch Complex 6 caption =First launch of a Boeing Delta IV Medium+ (4,2) from SLC 6 on June 27, 2006 (Official photo by Thom Baur for Boeing) site = Vandenberg AFB location =34°58 N 120°62 66 W short = SLC 6… …
8ISRO Orbital Vehicle — The design of ISRO OV Operator ISRO Mission type Crew Exploration Vehicle Satellite of …
9History of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles — The history of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV) describes the development and history of Unmanned Combat Air Vehicles (UCAV) and is closely tied to the general history of unmanned aerial vehicles (UAV) since UCAVs are a specialized development …
10Automated Transfer Vehicle — The Automated Transfer Vehicle or ATV is an expendable, unmanned resupply spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). [cite web |title=Automated Transfer Vehicle, ESA document EUC ESA FSH 003 Rev 1.2 (specification)… …
