Orbit

When an object is held in circular motion about a massive body, like a planet or a sun, due to the force of gravity, that object is said to be in orbit. Objects in orbit are in ...

lunar probe

Aerospace; Space flight

A lunar probe is a scientific space exploration mission in which a man-made spacecraft is sent into the Moon orbital space. China launched its latest lunar probe, the Chang'e-2, ...

estimated approach time

Aerospace; Space flight

The time at which air traffic control (ATC) expects that an arriving aircraft following a delay will leave the holding point.

Discovery

Aerospace; Space flight

The oldest of NASA's three surviving space shuttles, Discovery’s maiden voyage was in 1984. It made both return-to-flight missions following the Challenger and Columbia disasters, ...

Kwant 2

Aerospace; Space flight

Kwant 2 was a module of the Soviet space station MIR.

Kwant

Aerospace; Space flight

Kwant was a module of the Soviet space station MIR.

Laika

Aerospace; Space flight

Laika was a dog that was sent to space by the Soviet Union. She is the first animal that was sent to space.

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Hugo Chavez

Hugo Rafael Chávez Frías (28 July 1954 – 5 March 2013) was the President of Venezuela since 1999. After an unsuccessful coup d'etat in 1992 against ...