Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) … Wikipedia
Mariner 2 — Operator NASA Major contractors Jet Propulsion Laboratory Mission type Flyby … Wikipedia
Spacecraft propulsion — A remote camera captures a close up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial… … Wikipedia
Mariner 4 — Operator NASA Mission type Flyby Flyby of Mars … Wikipedia
Hayabusa — This article is about the spacecraft. For other uses, see Hayabusa (disambiguation). Hayabusa A computer rendering of Hayabusa above Itokawa s surface Operator … Wikipedia
Mathematics and Physical Sciences — ▪ 2003 Introduction Mathematics Mathematics in 2002 was marked by two discoveries in number theory. The first may have practical implications; the second satisfied a 150 year old curiosity. Computer scientist Manindra Agrawal of the… … Universalium
Rocket — This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. For other uses, see Rocket (disambiguation). A Soyuz U, at Baikonur Site 1/5 A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engi … Wikipedia
Apollo Command/Service Module — Apollo CSM The Apollo 15 CSM in lunar orbit Description Role: Earth and Lunar Orbit Crew: 3; CDR, CM pilot, LM pilot Dimensions Height: 36.2 ft 11.03 m … Wikipedia
Ion thruster — An ion thruster is a form of electric propulsion used for spacecraft propulsion that creates thrust by accelerating ions. Ion thrusters are characterized by how they accelerate the ions, using either electrostatic or electromagnetic force.… … Wikipedia
Mariner 1 — Launch of Mariner 1 Mariner 1 was the first spacecraft of the American Mariner program. Launched on July 22, 1962 as a Venus flyby mission, a range safety officer ordered its destructive abort at 09:26:16 UT, 294.5 seconds after launch.[1]… … Wikipedia
STS-117 — Infobox Space mission mission name = STS 117 insignia = STS 117 patch new.png shuttle = Atlantis crew members = 7 launch pad = LC 39A launch = nowrap|June 8,2007 nowrap|7:38:04 p.m. EDT (23:38:04 UTC) landing = nowrap|June 22,2007 nowrap|3:49:38… … Wikipedia