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{{Short description|Hypothetical spacecraft propulsion concept using external force fields momentum for transportation} ...ead [[momentum]] of the [[spacecraft]] is changed by an interaction of the spacecraft with external [[Field (physics)|force fields]], such as [[Gravitational fie ...

...es in and out the atmosphere. '''Glide''' is a flight trajectory where the spacecraft stays in the atmosphere for a sustained flight period of time.<ref name="Sä ...skips was much higher than initially calculated, and would have melted the spacecraft.<ref name=westman>{{cite book |last=Reuter |first=Claus |url=https://books. ...

...alf of the journey the propulsion system would constantly accelerate the [[spacecraft]] toward its destination, and for the second half of the journey it would c Constant-thrust and constant-acceleration trajectories both involve a spacecraft firing its engine continuously. In a constant-thrust trajectory,<ref>W. E. ...

...t attitude control''' is the process of controlling the orientation of a [[spacecraft]] (vehicle or satellite) with respect to an [[inertial frame of reference]] Before and during attitude control can be performed, '''spacecraft attitude determination''' must be performed, which requires [[sensor]]s for ...

...rl = https://web.archive.org/web/20100527144930/http://saturn.jpl.nasa.gov/spacecraft/safety/rhu.pdf|archive-date = May 27, 2010}}</ref> ...ological risk upon entering the human body (e.g. in the design of American spacecraft, plutonium dioxide exists in ceramic form to prevent inhalation or ingestio ...

...[[NASA]]|access-date=1 June 2021}}</ref> and [[Mars&nbsp;3]] was the first spacecraft to land on [[Mars]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.rferl.org/a/soviet-mars ...ruary 2019, it was announced that Russia is intending to conduct its first crewed mission to land on the Moon in 2031.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://ria.ru/201 ...

| <small>[[Cygnus spacecraft|Cygnus]] launcher.</small><br /><small>{{abbr|Var.|Variants}}: 110, 120, 13 | <small>Launched [[Juno (spacecraft)|Juno]] & [[New Horizons]]</small> ...

...rical power storage method, superconducting magnets are only on the moving spacecraft, inducing current into relatively inexpensive aluminum loops on the acceler The Gen-2 variant of the StarTram is supposed to be for reusable crewed capsules, intended to be low [[G-Force|g-force]], 2 to 3 [[G-Force|g]] acce ...

...e=NASA - NSSDCA - Spacecraft - Details|url=https://nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov/nmc/spacecraft/display.action?id=1978-064A|access-date=2021-06-23|website=nssdc.gsfc.nasa. ...l in the gaps in satellite data, often at a lower price than satellites or crewed aircraft. Notable benefits can be found in the pixel gaps found along coast ...

...uch as [[ship]]s, [[aircraft]], [[submarine]]s, [[guided missile]]s, and [[spacecraft]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.hq.nasa.gov/alsj/e-1344.htm |title=NASA. ...ons including the navigation of aircraft, tactical and strategic missiles, spacecraft, submarines and ships. It is also embedded in some mobile phones for purpos ...

...ZE ions]]), as well as [[secondary radiation]] from nuclear reactions from spacecraft parts or tissue.<ref name=122-123 /> ...epresents the folding of predictions of tissue-weighted LET spectra behind spacecraft shielding with the radiation mortality rate to form a rate for trial ''J''. ...

| equipment = See [[#Spacecraft and space systems|spacecraft and space systems]] ...le to assure continued use of spacecraft and deny adversaries use of their spacecraft or space-enabled capabilities.<ref name="spaceforce.mil"/> ...

...lar System]], as well as the potential hazards posed by these particles to spacecraft and other space-borne assets. The measurement of space dust requires the us Even sub-millimeter sized meteoroids hitting spacecraft at speeds around 300&nbsp;m/s (much faster than [[Muzzle velocity|bullets]] ...

...tware Associates|access-date=17 November 2015}}</ref> The point at which a spacecraft comes closest to a ground observer is the ''time of closest approach''.<ref ...Drag (physics)|drag]] slows the [[spacecraft]]. Aerobraking is used when a spacecraft requires a low orbit after arriving at a body with an atmosphere, and it re ...

*Relocation of the [[Manned Spacecraft Center]] (now the [[Johnson Space Center]]) from [[Langley Field]] to [[Hou *NASA officials decided to proceed with [[Project Apollo]], the crewed [[lunar exploration]] program, to using [[lunar orbit rendezvous]] (LOR) as ...

...of CFRPs throughout their design range, including the first private crewed spacecraft [[Spaceship One]]. CFRPs are widely used in [[micro air vehicle]]s (MAVs) b ...

From the earliest [[Human spaceflight|crewed space flights]] to the first [[moon landing]] and the construction of the [ ...a (physics)|plasma]] [[Force field (technology)|bubble]] will surround the spacecraft as an energy shield and its [[magnetic field]] will protect the crew from c ...