Space flight

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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Kilo (k)

Aerospace; Space flight

A multiplier, x103 from the Greek "khilioi" (thousand). See the entry for CGPM.

Jet propulsion laboratory (JPL)

Aerospace; Space flight

The Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the lead US centre for robotic exploration of the solar system, and conducts major programmes in space-based Earth sciences and astronomy

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.

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, and delivered the ...

reusable rocket

Aerospace; Space flight

The reusable rocket is a rocket that, after sending its payload into space, returns to earth so it can be recovered for reuse in additional space launches. Unlike regular rockets that are destroyed ...

SpaceX CRS-1

Aerospace; Space flight

The official name of the first space station cargo mission launched on a privately built robotic spacecraft. The unmanned Dragon space capsule, built by the commercial spaceflight firm SpaceX, is the ...