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Space flight
Of or relating to the act of voyaging outside the Earth's atmosphere and into outer space, and the science involved in achieving it.
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Plasma
Aerospace; Space flight
Electrically conductive fourth state of matter (other than solid, liquid, or gas), consisting of ions and electrons.
Phase
Aerospace; Space flight
The angular distance between peaks or troughs of two waveforms of similar frequency.
Meteorite
Aerospace; Space flight
Rocky or metallic material which has fallen to Earth or to another planet.
Meteor
Aerospace; Space flight
A meteoroid which is in the process of entering Earth's atmosphere. It is called a meteorite after landing.
Meridians
Aerospace; Space flight
Great circles that pass through both the north and south poles, also called lines of longitude.
Mean solar time
Aerospace; Space flight
Time based on an average of the variations caused by Earth's non-circular orbit. The 24-hour day is based on mean solar time.
Mass
Aerospace; Space flight
A fundamental property of an object comprising a numerical measure of its inertia; the amount of matter in the object. While an object's mass is constant (ignoring Relativity for this purpose), its ...
