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phase, and then the hard docked position which establishes an air-tight structural connection between spacecraft. Berthing, by contrast, is when an incoming spacecraft is grappled by a robotic arm and its interface mechanism is placed close to the stationary interface mechanism. Then typically there is a capture process, coarse alignment and fine alignment, and then structural attachment.
12210: 4880:, something that is manageable for today's astronauts flying in low-Earth orbit but would be a bigger deal for people traveling farther and for longer." (p. 25.) "On the edge of terrestrial frontiers, people were seeking, say, gold or more farmable land. In space, explorers can't be sure of the value proposition at their destination." (p. 27.) "Harmful extraterrestrial 1112:. These windows depend upon the position of celestial bodies and orbits relative to the launch site. The biggest influence is often the rotation of the Earth itself. Once launched, orbits are normally located within relatively constant flat planes at a fixed angle to the axis of the Earth, and the Earth rotates within this orbit. 1962:, as this would make it possible for passengers in a fast-moving vehicle to travel further into the future while aging very little, in that their great speed slows down the rate of passage of on-board time. However, attaining such high speeds would still require the use of some new, advanced method of 2185:
was designed for a crew and strongly resembled the US Space Shuttle, although its drop-off boosters used liquid propellants and its main engines were located at the base of what would be the external tank in the American Shuttle. Lack of funding, complicated by the dissolution of the USSR, prevented
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After rendezvousing with the space station, the space vehicle then docks or berths with the station. Docking refers to joining of two separate free-flying space vehicles, while berthing refers to mating operations where an inactive vehicle is placed into the mating interface of another space vehicle
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100 km (62 mi) above sea level. (NASA alternatively defines an astronaut as someone who has flown more than 80 km (50 mi) above sea level.) It is not generally recognized by the public that the increase in potential energy required to pass the Kármán line is only about 3% of the
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are too distant to reach with current crewed spaceflight technology, so telerobotic probes are the only way to explore them. Telerobotics also allows exploration of regions that are vulnerable to contamination by Earth micro-organisms since spacecraft can be sterilized. Humans can not be sterilized
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The most prevalent concept for suborbital Earth to Earth transportation comes from none other than Elon Musk and SpaceX. Primarily designed for transporting large payloads to Mars for the purpose of colonization, the next generation Starship launch system offers a bonus capability for transporting
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or other chemicals, and this can cause temporary local holes in the ozone layer. Re-entering spacecraft generate nitrates which also can temporarily impact the ozone layer. Most rockets are made of metals that can have an environmental impact during their construction. While spaceflight altogether
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Robotic missions do not require an abort capability and require radiation minimalization only for delicate electronics, and because modern launchers routinely meet "instantaneous" launch windows, space probes to the Moon and other planets generally use direct injection to maximize performance by
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Docking is when one incoming spacecraft rendezvous with another spacecraft and flies a controlled collision trajectory in such a manner so as to align and mesh the interface mechanisms. The spacecraft docking mechanisms typically enter what is called soft capture, followed by a load attenuation
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requires much higher velocities than a minimal sub-orbital flight, and so it is technologically much more challenging to achieve. To achieve orbital spaceflight, the tangential velocity around the Earth is as important as altitude. In order to perform a stable and lasting flight in space, the
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improved efficiency enough for interplanetary travel to become possible. He also proved in the laboratory that rockets would work in the vacuum of space; nonetheless, his work was not taken seriously by the public. His attempt to secure an Army contract for a rocket-propelled weapon in the
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Spaceflight has been widely employed by numerous government and commercial entities for placing satellites into orbit around Earth for a broad range of purposes. Certain government agencies have also sent uncrewed spacecraft exploring space beyond the Moon and developed continuous crewed
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colliding with functional satellites. This problem is exacerbated when large objects, often upper stages, break up in orbit or collide with other objects, creating often hundreds of small, hard to find pieces of debris. This problem of continuous collisions is know as
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is a fixed structure designed to dispatch airborne vehicles. It generally consists of a launch tower and flame trench. It is surrounded by equipment used to erect, fuel, and maintain launch vehicles. Before launch, the rocket can weigh hundreds of tons. The
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failing due to lack of atmosphere and alternatives such as space elevators not being built yet. Chemical propulsion, or the acceleration of gases at high velocities, is effective mainly because of its ability to sustain thrust even as the atmosphere thins.
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abandoned its independent space launch program in 1972 in favour of co-operating with the European Launcher Development Organisation (ELDO) on launch technologies until 1974. Australia abandoned its launcher program shortly after the successful launch of
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After a successful landing the spacecraft, its occupants, and cargo can be recovered. In some cases, recovery has occurred before landing: while a spacecraft is still descending on its parachute, it can be snagged by a specially designed aircraft. This
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Berthing refers to mating operations where an inactive module/vehicle is placed into the mating interface using a Remote Manipulator System-RMS. Docking refers to mating operations where an active vehicle flies into the mating interface under its own
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Most early spaceflight development was paid for by governments. However, today major launch markets such as communication satellites and satellite television are purely commercial, though many of the launchers were originally funded by governments.
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Astrodynamics is the study of spacecraft trajectories, particularly as they relate to gravitational and propulsion effects. Astrodynamics allows for a spacecraft to arrive at its destination at the correct time without excessive propellant use. An
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Space weather exerts a profound influence in several areas related to space exploration and development. Changing geomagnetic conditions can induce changes in atmospheric density causing the rapid degradation of spacecraft altitude in
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All launch vehicles contain a huge amount of energy that is needed for some part of it to reach orbit. There is therefore some risk that this energy can be released prematurely and suddenly, with significant effects. When a
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Vehicles in orbit have large amounts of kinetic energy. This energy must be discarded if the vehicle is to land safely without vaporizing in the atmosphere. Typically this process requires special methods to protect against
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orbital energy (potential plus kinetic energy) required by the lowest possible Earth orbit (a circular orbit just above the Kármán line.) In other words, it is far easier to reach space than to stay there. On May 17, 2004,
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The following nations or organizations have developed their own launch vehicles to launch uncrewed spacecraft into orbit either from their own territory or with foreign assistance (date of first launch in parentheses):
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Sarah Scoles, "Why We'll Never Live in Space: The technological, biological, psychological and ethical challenges to leaving Earth", vol. 329, no. 3 (October 2023), pp. 22–29. "Perhaps the most significant concern is
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intended to reach the Moon. A partial failure caused it to instead follow a suborbital trajectory to an altitude of 113,854 kilometers (70,746 mi) before reentering the Earth's atmosphere 43 hours after launch.
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made one orbit around the Earth. In official Soviet documents, there is no mention of the fact that Gagarin parachuted the final seven miles. As of 2020, the only spacecraft regularly used for human spaceflight are
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Also several countries, such as Canada, Italy, and Australia, had semi-independent spacefaring capability, launching locally-built satellites on foreign launchers. Canada had designed and built satellites
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In addition to the atmospheric effects there are effects on the near-Earth space environment. There is the possibility that orbit could become inaccessible for generations due to exponentially increasing
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developed with private financing. Lower launch costs and excellent safety will be required for the applications such as space tourism and especially space colonization to become feasible for expansion.
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for vertical rocket launches and runways for takeoff and landing of carrier airplanes and winged spacecraft. Spaceports are situated well away from human habitation for noise and safety reasons.
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Intergalactic travel involves spaceflight between galaxies, and is considered much more technologically demanding than even interstellar travel and, by current engineering terms, is considered
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Various conventions, treaties, agreements, memorandums, charters or declarations establishing and governing intergovernmental organisations or inter-agency bodies dealing with space affairs
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In a microgravity environment such as that provided by a spacecraft in orbit around the Earth, humans experience a sense of "weightlessness." Short-term exposure to microgravity causes
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The escape velocity from a celestial body decreases as the distance from the body increases. However, it is more fuel-efficient for a craft to burn its fuel as close as possible to its
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Space is a fairly predictable environment, but there are still risks of accidental depressurization and the potential failure of equipment, some of which may be very newly developed.
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ever since the first phase of space exploration. Even though some rights of non-spacefaring countries have been secured, sharing of space for all humanity is still criticized as
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are robotic spacecraft. Not every uncrewed spacecraft is a robotic spacecraft; for example, a reflector ball is a non-robotic uncrewed spacecraft. Space missions where other
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in the same way as a spaceship, as they coexist with numerous micro-organisms, and these micro-organisms are also hard to contain within a spaceship or spacesuit.
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Yap, Xiao-Shan; Heiberg, Jonas; Truffer, Bernhard (2023). "The emerging global socio-technical regime for tackling space debris: A discourse network analysis".
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are likely to be able to reach the nearest star significantly faster. Another possibility that could allow for human interstellar spaceflight is to make use of
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the spacecraft reaches space and then returns to the atmosphere after following a (primarily) ballistic trajectory. This is usually because of insufficient
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and sometimes toxic components. Particularly at higher levels of the atmosphere the potency of exhausted gases as greenhouse gases increases considerably
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rocket exploded 13 seconds after launch on January 17, 1997, there were reports of store windows 10 miles (16 km) away being broken by the blast.
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Exhaust pollution of rockets depends on the produced exhausts by the propellants reactions and the location of exhaustion. They mostly exhaust
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and forecasting; spacecraft operations; operation of various equipment; spacecraft design and construction; atmospheric takeoff and reentry;
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Access to outer space has been enabled and limited through and for some few countries, as non-spacefaring countries, particularly of the
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is a rapidly developing area: space flight that is not only paid for by corporations or even private individuals, but often provided by
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are becoming more common, particularly for uncrewed vehicles, and this can significantly reduce the vehicle's mass and increase its
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in the sea. These capsules were designed to land at relatively low speeds with the help of a parachute. Soviet/Russian capsules for
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often uses the phrase Environmental Control and Life Support System or the acronym ECLSS when describing these systems for its
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The Space Shuttle was retired in 2011 due mainly to its old age. The Shuttle's human transport role is to be replaced by the
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achieved the first vertical soft landing of a re-usable orbital rocket stage on December 21, 2015, after delivering 11
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in which a spacecraft provides rapid transport between two terrestrial locations. A conventional airline route between
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and approach to a very close distance (e.g. within visual contact). This is done by a set of orbital maneuvers called
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Launch aircraft development continues while suborbital ship awaits investigation into fatal explosion in California
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Burruss, Robert Page; Colwell, J. (September–October 1987). "Intergalactic Travel: The Long Voyage From Home".
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This shows an extreme ultraviolet view of the Sun (the Apollo Telescope Mount SO82A Experiment) taken during
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pollutes at a fraction of other human activities, it still does pollute heavily if calculated per passenger.
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have pointed out. Therefore inclusion has been a national and international issue, resulting in 1967 in the
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might be feasible with current technology. Other ideas include rocket-assisted aircraft/spaceplanes such as
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Many habitable spacecraft also have varying levels of robotic features. For example, the space stations
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A City on Mars: Can We Settle Space, Should We Settle Space, and Have We Really Thought This Through?
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The first Falcon 9 second flight occurred on 30 March 2017. SpaceX now routinely recovers and reuses
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launched the GoFast rocket on a suborbital flight, the first amateur spaceflight. On June 21, 2004,
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is the use of spacecraft to transport people or cargo into or through outer space. This may include
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refers to a spaceflight intended to achieve an objective. Objectives for space missions may include
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in the 2020s. The Shuttle's heavy cargo transport role is now done by commercial launch vehicles.
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in flight. X-15 flew above 100 km (62 mi) twice and both of the flights were piloted by
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themselves or, in the case of uncrewed spacecraft in high-energy orbits, to boost themselves into
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operation, due to lower cost and risk factors. In addition, some planetary destinations such as
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require new materials much stronger than any currently known. Electromagnetic launchers such as
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being still limited, and minorities like people with disability only having been selected in
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Participation and representation of all humanity in spaceflight is an issue of international
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on board. Uncrewed spacecraft may have varying levels of autonomy from human input, such as
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over 74,000 years to reach this distance. Vehicle designs using other techniques, such as
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in July 1969. At the same time, the Soviet Union secretly tried but failed to develop the
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to further international cooperation and scientific advancement in space systems safety.
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Many ways to reach space other than rocket engines have been proposed. Ideas such as the
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could return with astronauts or equipment – a planetary-protection risk called backward
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Larrouturou, Mathias N.; Higgns, Andrew J.; Greason, Jeffrey K. (28 November 2022).
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are too hostile for human survival, given current technology. Outer planets such as
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control. The first spaceflights began in the 1950s with the launches of the Soviet
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Docking: The joining or coming together of two separate free flying space vehicles
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Launch systems are used to carry a payload from Earth's surface into outer space.
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imparted by a rocket stage to its payload. This can be the energy imparted by a
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was the first known artificial object to achieve escape velocity from the Earth
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Rockets are the only means currently capable of reaching orbit or beyond. Other
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as a counter measure to United States bomber planes. The Tsiolkovsky-influenced
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Cook, John; Aksamentov, Valery; Hoffman, Thomas; Bruner, Wes (1 January 2011),
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remain to be only currently practical means of reaching space, with planes and
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significantly increases the chances of cancer over a decade exposure or more.
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The dominating issue about access in most recent years has been the issue of
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was used only for approach and landing tests, launching from the back of a
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is a group of devices that allow a human being to survive in outer space.
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as a way to travel across interstellar space has been proposed as well.
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technologies have yet to be built, or remain short of orbital speeds. A
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make use of a big parachute and braking rockets to touch down on land.
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Space weather is the concept of changing environmental conditions in
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European Conference of Postal and Telecommunications Administrations
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for flights beyond Earth orbit. Such spaceflights operate either by
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European Network of Civil Aviation Safety Investigation Authorities
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Point-to-point, or Earth to Earth transportation, is a category of
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to an upper stage plus payload, or by an upper stage or spacecraft
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rocket programme within the European Space Agency since 1998. The
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is the fifth spacecraft put on an escape trajectory leaving the
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missiles were used to launch the world's first artificial Earth
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their first stages, with the intent of reusing fairings as well
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There are several terms that refer to a flight into or through
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Creation of the British National Committee for Space Research
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European Centre for Space Applications and Telecommunications
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An Explorer's Guide to the Universe – Unmanned Space Missions
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International Association for the Advancement of Space Safety
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powered spaceplanes. Gun launch has been proposed for cargo.
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R-7 (including Semyorka, Molniya, Vostok, Voskhod and Soyuz)
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Spaceflight became a practical possibility with the work of
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The Exploration of Cosmic Space by Means of Reaction Devices
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Most spacecraft, and all crewed spacecraft, are designed to
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International Space Station Multilateral Coordination Board
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Current and proposed applications for spaceflight include:
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It's ONLY Rocket Science: An Introduction in Plain English
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The first automatic partially reusable spacecraft was the
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technique was used to recover the film canisters from the
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Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communications
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distant and is moving at 3.6 AU per year. In comparison,
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but no humans are on-board are called uncrewed missions.
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became the chief rocket designer, and derivatives of his
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issues occur and increase. Further away from the Earth,
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are the earlier ones. The one farthest from the Sun is
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has revealed plans to do so as early as the 2020s using
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International Space Station Intergovernmental Agreement
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European Committee for Electrotechnical Standardization
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Pages displaying short descriptions of redirect targets
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and lacking, understanding spaceflight as a resource.
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Spacecraft are vehicles designed to operate in space.
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Students for the Exploration and Development of Space
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Regional African Satellite Communication Organization
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The term "transfer energy" means the total amount of
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The first theoretical proposal of space travel using
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Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe
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can give a fatal radiation dose in minutes, and the
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The first 'true spacecraft' is sometimes said to be
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List of spaceflight-related accidents and incidents
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Other current spaceflight are conducted to the 13888: 11945: 10946:Inter-Agency Space Debris Coordination Committee 3701:. Van.physics.uiuc.edu. Retrieved on 2011-10-05. 3645:on January 8, 2008 – via findarticles.com. 2448:Once above the atmosphere, radiation due to the 1715:fleet operated from April 1981 until July 2011. 1397:, a spacecraft would have to arrive at the same 867:) are the initial and final masses of the rocket 125: 11074:International Cospas-Sarsat Programme Agreement 9601:European Telecommunications Standards Institute 9475:European GNSS Supervisory Authority (2004–2010) 7094: 4973:"Reflections – manned vs. unmanned spaceflight" 4456:"spacefaring - Definitions from Dictionary.com" 4312:, 16 September 2002, Retrieved 25 October 2011. 3079: 2588: 2569:in space (generally close to Earth but also in 1532:spacecraft at Mercury (artist's interpretation) 559:Spaceflight can be achieved conventionally via 10358:Re-establishment of the National Space Council 9143:Space Telescope European Coordinating Facility 9099:European Cooperation for Space Standardization 6594:Timeline of first Earth observation satellites 4592: 4578:"North Korea defies warnings to launch rocket" 4361: 4359: 4076: 3851:. NASA. 2004-11-04. p. 15. Archived from 3819:Automated Rendezvous and Docking of Spacecraft 3254:to be the minimum requirement of spacefaring, 3199:*Previously a major region in the Soviet Union 2494:missions. The life support system may supply: 1287:Non-rocket orbital propulsion methods include 13863:Timeline of first orbital launches by country 11931: 10909:Consultative Committee for Space Data Systems 10881:Committee on the Peaceful Uses of Outer Space 9716:Creation of the British National Space Centre 9104:European Space Research and Technology Centre 9014: 9004: 8807: 7255: 7066: 5842: 5004: 4971:Tedd E. Hankins; H. Paul Shuch (1987-03-04). 4600:"S. Korea successfully launches space rocket" 4545: 4393: 4216:] launches first recycled rocket – video" 4102:Journal of the British Interplanetary Society 3821:. 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The theory behind reentry was developed by 674: 419: 9155:European Space Security and Education Centre 7030:Timeline of first images of Earth from space 4127:Armstrong, Stuart; Sandberg, Anders (2013). 4095: 4019: 3840: 3838: 3780: 3540: – Method used to accelerate spacecraft 3225:in 1964 and then from a spaceport in Kenya ( 2661:have been issues of spaceflight regulation. 1284:may be needed to maintain or change orbits. 939:, were developed and employed as weapons by 67: 10996:Asia-Pacific Space Cooperation Organization 10956:International Mobile Satellite Organization 10836:Politics of the International Space Station 9471:EU Commission DG Defence Industry and Space 8821: 4356: 3991: 3882:. Astronautix.com. Retrieved on 2011-10-05. 3758:ISS Interface Mechanisms and their Heritage 2006:An Apollo Lunar Module on the lunar surface 1105:have various special launching facilities. 11938: 11924: 10991:Arab Satellite Communications Organization 10981:Orbital Debris Co-ordination Working Group 10328:Development of the Commercial Crew Program 9745:Strategic Defence and Security Review 2015 9068:European Launcher Development Organisation 8814: 8800: 7073: 7059: 5849: 5835: 5011: 4997: 4389: 4387: 4169:Apollo Expeditions to the Moon: Chapter 10 3556: – Space exploration on Soviet stamps 2218:on consecutive flights in 2004 to win the 2079:expendable launch systems to reach space. 2039:, but other propulsion techniques such as 1877:is flight between planets within a single 426: 412: 11068:Prevention of an Arms Race in Outer Space 10914:Committee on Earth Observation Satellites 10854:International Civil Aviation Organization 10396:International Traffic in Arms Regulations 10293:Launch of the Space Launch System program 10288:Cancellation of the Constellation program 4916:, vol. 329, no. 4 (November 2023), p. 93. 4061: 4043: 3891: 3835: 2510:, and are designed and constructed using 2424:can be seen exercising in the foreground. 2327:after its flight into space, 21 June 2004 2309:seconds after engine ignition on mission 1378: 1019:on February 20, 1962. As director of the 10448:Aerospace and Electronic Systems Society 8586:Interstellar and circumstellar molecules 4660:Walter Dornberger, Moewig, Berlin 1984. 4254:"Unmanned rocket explodes after liftoff" 2873: 2775: 2527: 2440:of muscular and cardiovascular tissues. 2411: 2001: 1834: 1732: 1671: 1521: 1500: 1232: 1196:(currently in early stage development), 1108:A launch is often restricted to certain 1093:for a spaceflight usually starts from a 926:November 11, 1918 armistice with Germany 780:) is the change in the rocket's velocity 25: 11097:Cape Town Treaty, Space Assets protocol 10219:2002 National missile defense directive 9572:Council of European Aerospace Societies 9454:Western European Union Satellite Centre 8782:) may be read as "within" or "part of". 7810:Planetary orbit-crossing minor planets 5496:Effect of spaceflight on the human body 4384: 4274:. European Space Agency. Archived from 4070: 3892:Burghardt, Thomas (December 26, 2020). 3885: 3812: 3810: 3788:"International Docking Standardization" 3493: – Growth of plants in outer space 2364:Effect of spaceflight on the human body 2285:pulling away from its drop launch plane 2230:. A fleet of SpaceShipTwos operated by 1577:Many space missions are more suited to 1566:, or remote guidance. They may also be 1439: 571:, the spacecraft usually separates the 13889: 11870:International Astronautical Federation 10651: 10179:Launch of the Mars Exploration Program 9587:European Committee for Standardization 9199:Future Launchers Preparatory Programme 5518:Psychological and sociological effects 4365: 3981:"Spacecraft escaping the Solar System" 3603: 3586: 3471:List of uncrewed spacecraft by program 3013: 3006:, supranational entities, and private 908:A Method of Reaching Extreme Altitudes 626:, and national firsts in spaceflight. 11919: 11865:International Academy of Astronautics 11086:International Docking System Standard 10931:International Cospas-Sarsat Programme 10924:International Planetary Data Alliance 10831:International Space Station programme 10553:Fractional Orbital Bombardment System 10463:Geoscience and Remote Sensing Society 9755:UK Global Navigation Satellite System 9517:European Union Aviation Safety Agency 9194:Space Situational Awareness Programme 8795: 7054: 5830: 4992: 4864:, Britannica Educational Publishing, 4340:Space Weather: A Research Perspective 4323:"Breathing Easy on the Space Station" 3997: 3953: 3816: 3750: 3748: 3715:. Government Institutes. p. 187. 3671:"NASA – NSSDC – Spacecraft – Details" 3649: 2735:and its claim of outer space as the " 2549:. It is distinct from the concept of 2342:'s first stage landing vertically on 2115:and gliding to deadstick landings at 1609:The first uncrewed space mission was 1543:These paragraphs are an excerpt from 1139:The most commonly used definition of 540:, the rendezvouses and dockings with 528:Spaceflights include the launches of 11860:Coalition for Deep Space Exploration 9875:Cancellation of Man in Space Soonest 9082:European Space Research Organisation 6411:Spaceflight-related human fatalities 4956:Aerospace engineering at Wikiversity 4732:"Australia re-enters the space race" 4679:"T-Minus Engineering - T-Minus DART" 4413: 3983:. Heavens-Above GmbH. Archived from 3910:large amounts of cargo around Earth. 3807: 3630: 3549:Timeline of Solar System exploration 2679: 905:'s publication in 1919 of his paper 10719:United Rocket and Space Corporation 10373:Launch of the Lunar Gateway project 10253:Launch of the Constellation program 9977:Launch of the Space Shuttle Program 3266:capability by launching indigenous 2595:Environmental impact of spaceflight 2466:health threat from cosmic radiation 2093:The first reusable spacecraft, the 2031:Spacecraft today predominantly use 972:intercontinental ballistic missiles 13: 11813:Air & Space Forces Association 10453:Antennas & Propagation Society 9661:Indian Human Spaceflight Programme 9582:European Civil Aviation Conference 7090: 6963:Communications satellite companies 5227:Weather and environment monitoring 4854: 3745: 3529: – Logistics for space travel 1848:spacecraft must reach the minimal 1389:Docking and berthing of spacecraft 1350: 882: 764: 692: 16:Flight into or through outer space 14: 13918: 10886:General Assembly Fourth Committee 10874:Space Generation Advisory Council 10308:Mars Exploration Joint Initiative 9482:EU Agency for the Space Programme 9231:Mars Exploration Joint Initiative 9204:Intermediate eXperimental Vehicle 9031:Chinese Lunar Exploration Program 8973:Two Bombs, One Satellite doctrine 7008:First orbital launches by country 4920: 2401: 2168:during reentry in February 2003. 2050: 1859: 1792: 1653:are increasingly used for crewed 1512:Alpha particle X-ray spectrometer 1134: 13842: 13830: 13818: 13806: 13794: 13782: 13759: 13747: 13735: 13635: 13616: 13589: 13577: 13558: 13546: 13522: 13510: 13498: 13486: 13474: 13451: 13439: 13427: 13413: 13401: 13389: 13377: 13338: 13326: 13314: 13302: 13290: 13278: 13266: 13254: 13242: 13230: 13211: 13199: 13187: 13175: 13163: 13151: 13132: 13120: 13108: 13096: 13084: 13070: 13058: 12965: 12895: 12876: 12857: 12838: 12819: 12800: 12788: 12776: 12764: 12752: 12740: 12717: 12705: 12693: 12681: 12669: 12657: 12634: 12622: 12593: 12581: 12558: 12546: 12522: 12510: 12498: 12486: 12467: 12413: 12390: 12366: 12354: 12297: 12285: 12256: 12244: 12232: 12220: 12208: 12183: 12171: 12159: 12147: 12135: 12116: 12104: 12092: 12058: 12046: 12034: 12022: 12003: 11991: 11875:International Astronomical Union 11697: 11685: 11673: 11662: 11650: 11638: 11626: 11602: 11578: 11566: 11554: 11542: 11530: 11518: 11506: 11494: 11482: 11470: 11458: 11446: 11424: 11412: 11400: 11388: 11376: 11364: 11352: 11340: 11238: 11226: 11214: 11202: 10698:Medvedev modernisation programme 10401:Full-spectrum dominance doctrine 10069:1985 anti-satellite missile test 9733:Space Innovation and Growth Team 9478:European GNSS Agency (2010–2021) 9160:European Space Operations Centre 9121:ESA Centre for Earth Observation 8673: 8661: 8649: 7080: 7035:Timeline of longest spaceflights 5810: 5800: 5799: 4366:Gammon, Katharine (2021-07-19). 4268:"The second IAASS: Introduction" 3923:"Becoming a Multiplanet Species" 3633:"Obituary: Lt-Gen Kerim Kerimov" 3432: 3418: 3381:Democratic Republic of the Congo 3048:are the only crewed spacefaring 2684: 2517: 2332: 2317: 2290: 2274: 1973: 1683:The first human spaceflight was 1328: 1310: 1268: 1207: 935:, the first guided rockets, the 875:, can be used to find the total 395: 11124:Astronomical naming conventions 10049:Strategy of Technology doctrine 9821:Establishment of Cape Canaveral 9739:Creation of the UK Space Agency 9189:European Space Policy Institute 9149:European Space Astronomy Centre 8549:Gravitationally rounded objects 7040:Timeline of private spaceflight 6714:Super heavy-lift launch vehicle 6574:Communications satellite firsts 5271:Space launch market competition 5018: 4898:is a terrible idea" (review of 4826: 4797: 4773: 4749: 4724: 4700: 4671: 4651: 4570: 4520: 4502: 4484: 4462: 4448: 4442:10.1016/j.actaastro.2023.01.016 4333: 4315: 4290: 4260: 4246: 4226: 4204: 4186: 4174: 4162: 4156:10.1016/j.actaastro.2013.04.002 4120: 4089: 4032:Frontiers in Space Technologies 3998:Mcrae, Mike (6 December 2022). 3973: 3947: 3915: 3873: 3533:Space travel in science fiction 3274:or both into suborbital space: 2765: 2653:A wide range of issues such as 2471: 1900: 1809:, a flight that normally lasts 1776:Civilian Space eXploration Team 1161: 654:For a chronological guide, see 11855:British Interplanetary Society 11818:Alliance for Space Development 10941:Global Standards Collaboration 10864:Office for Outer Space Affairs 10391:China exclusion policy of NASA 10059:Space Station Freedom proposal 9972:Extra-Terrestrial Exposure Law 9042:Planetary Exploration of China 8866:Planetary protection principle 5508:Health threat from cosmic rays 4394:Haris Durrani (19 July 2019). 4096:Fogg, Martyn (November 1988). 3793:. NASA. 2009-03-17. p. 15 3719: 3704: 3663: 3624: 3597: 3580: 2968:and first aid; fire fighting; 2861: 2186:any further flights of Buran. 2075:Most current spaceflight uses 1722: 1297:plasma-bubble magnetic systems 602: 1: 11038:US-USSR Cooperation Agreement 10368:Launch of the Artemis program 10298:Redesign of the Orion program 10214:Aerospace Industry Commission 9910:Launch of the Mariner program 9635:European Southern Observatory 9335:Horizon 2000 Plus (1995–2015) 6975:Private spaceflight companies 5918:Rocket and missile technology 4532:State Space Agency of Ukraine 4396:"Is Spaceflight Colonialism?" 4212:"SpaceX successfuly [ 3631:Bond, Peter (April 7, 2003). 3573: 3245: 2851:private spaceflight companies 2832:potentially hazardous objects 2642: 2353: 2064: 2020: 1991: 951:, producing missiles such as 949:Army Ballistic Missile Agency 11947:Public-sector space agencies 11119:Extraterrestrial real estate 10659:Gore–Chernomyrdin Commission 10559:Soviet crewed lunar programs 10468:Vehicular Technology Society 10458:Broadcast Technology Society 10233:Vision for Space Exploration 10150:Gore–Chernomyrdin Commission 10108:Space Exploration Initiative 10054:Strategic Defense Initiative 10007:Launch of the Viking program 9920:Launch of the Apollo program 9915:Launch of the Gemini project 9767:Defence in a Competitive Age 9704:Start of the Ariel programme 9618:European Patent Organisation 6589:Earth observation satellites 6444:Cumulative spacewalk records 4946:Resources in other libraries 4606:. 2013-01-30. Archived from 4351:National Academy of Sciences 3954:Hoerr, David (May 5, 2008). 3080:Uncrewed spacefaring nations 3002:Spacefaring entities can be 2964:; dealing with emergencies; 2793:Earth observation satellites 2635:of satellites and vehicles ( 2589:Environmental considerations 2443: 2238:carrying paying passengers ( 1687:on April 12, 1961, on which 1651:Uncrewed resupply spacecraft 1393:In order to reach towards a 1021:Marshall Space Flight Center 871:This equation, known as the 21:Spaceflight (disambiguation) 7: 10936:Group on Earth Observations 10919:Committee on Space Research 10363:Creation of the Space Force 10283:Kennedy Space Center speech 9926:We choose to go to the Moon 9857:Introduction to Outer Space 9577:European Broadcasting Union 8644:Outline of the Solar System 8407:Interplanetary medium/space 7013:First satellites by country 5624:Self-replicating spacecraft 5460:International Space Station 3465:List of spaceflight records 3460:List of Solar System probes 3411: 3219:International Space Station 2697:to comply with Knowledge's 2252:commercial satellites into 2082: 1679:crew member stores samples. 1643:International Space Station 1496: 1064:International Space Station 1005:The first US satellite was 873:Tsiolkovsky rocket equation 519:International Space Station 368:List of space organizations 39:International Space Station 10: 13923: 11885:Space Exploration Alliance 11114:Common heritage of mankind 11032:Space Liability Convention 10804:North Korean space program 10730:2015 Creation of Roscosmos 10194:Launch of the X-37 program 10044:Citizens' Advisory Council 9138:European Data Relay System 9109:Concurrent Design Facility 8854:Space Debris Working Group 8360:Extraterrestrial materials 6704:Medium-lift launch vehicle 6505:Objects at Lagrange points 5138:Space Liability Convention 4528:"Launches of Ukrainian LV" 4063:10.3389/frspt.2022.1017442 3711:Lance K. Erickson (2010). 3590:God's Glory in the Heavens 3083: 3029: 3026:Crewed spacefaring nations 2865: 2769: 2646: 2592: 2521: 2482:In human spaceflight, the 2475: 2420:in weightless conditions. 2405: 2372: 2357: 2234:planned to begin reusable 2086: 2068: 2054: 2024: 1995: 1977: 1904: 1875:Interplanetary spaceflight 1866:Interplanetary spaceflight 1863: 1839:Apollo 6 heads into orbit. 1828: 1824: 1726: 1665: 1554:or robotic spacecraft are 1542: 1535: 1420: 1416: 1382: 1282:orbital maneuvering system 1272: 1211: 1165: 1078: 1035:, to the Moon and back on 653: 647: 643: 499:Human spaceflight programs 18: 13857: 13774: 13650: 13608: 13466: 13044: 12926: 12919: 12732: 12649: 12573: 12405: 12346: 12330: 12323: 12198: 12084: 12077: 11983: 11960: 11953: 11828:Space Frontier Foundation 11803: 11714: 11323: 11314: 11255:Launch market competition 11187: 11004: 10894: 10846: 10826:Ugandan space initiatives 10761: 10711: 10690: 10642: 10621: 10574: 10526: 10502: 10489: 10482: 10386: 10346: 10266: 10202: 10131: 10096: 10032: 10015: 9990: 9955: 9935: 9898: 9880:Launch of Project Mercury 9829: 9787: 9778: 9686: 9648: 9540: 9444: 9376: 9334: 9258: 9177:Ariane launcher programme 9116:European Astronaut Centre 9074:Europa launcher programme 9058: 9015: 9005: 8961: 8906: 8894:The Spaceguard Foundation 8829: 8680:Earth sciences portal 8639: 8594: 8531: 8402:Interplanetary dust cloud 8281: 8117: 8047: 7758: 7700: 7393: 7246: 7088: 6998: 6953: 6937: 6722: 6709:Heavy-lift launch vehicle 6699:Small-lift launch vehicle 6642: 6562: 6488:Landings on other planets 6466: 6419: 6291: 6263: 6235: 6175: 6123: 6080: 5935: 5926: 5878: 5865: 5794: 5761: 5714: 5666: 5552: 5501:Space adaptation syndrome 5488: 5393: 5313: 5304: 5192: 5026: 4961:Encyclopedia Astronautica 4941:Resources in your library 4785:forum.nasaspaceflight.com 4757:"Australian Space Agency" 4222:. Reuters. 31 March 2017. 3455:List of crewed spacecraft 2675: 2430:space adaptation syndrome 2368: 2153:was built to replace the 1942:, which is more than 100 1250:limiting the boil off of 1200:powered spaceplanes, and 1178:momentum exchange tethers 1143:is everything beyond the 1074: 1069: 911:. His application of the 810:) is the exhaust velocity 675: 11781:Reconnaissance satellite 11154:International Designator 10821:Philippine space program 10769:Australian space program 10421:Office of Space Commerce 10411:House Committee on Space 10323:Space Shuttle retirement 10278:2009 Augustine Committee 10113:1990 Augustine Committee 9259:Horizon 2000 (1985–1995) 8844:Space traffic management 8693:Local Interstellar Cloud 7411:other near-Earth objects 6990:Spacecraft manufacturers 6525:leaving the Solar System 5234:Communications satellite 4910:, Penguin Press, 2023), 3764:, Houston, Texas: Boeing 3692:Escape Velocity of Earth 3587:Leitch, William (1867). 2811:Communication satellites 2710:may contain suggestions. 2695:may need to be rewritten 2655:space traffic management 2226:has built its successor 2071:Expendable launch system 1956:nuclear pulse propulsion 1661: 1491: 1222:On some missions beyond 891:{\displaystyle \Delta v} 773:{\displaystyle \Delta v} 489:satellites and American 449:to fly objects, usually 37:capsule approaching the 11895:Space Force Association 11880:Lunar Explorers Society 11050:Registration Convention 11014:Partial Test Ban Treaty 10895:Other intergovernmental 10809:Pakistani space program 10774:Brazilian space program 10144:Faster, better, cheaper 9947:1967 Outer Space Treaty 9750:Space Industry Act 2018 9527:European Defence Agency 9183:Vega launcher programme 9126:Living Planet Programme 8849:Space debris management 8823:Politics of outer space 8656:Solar System portal 8382:Giant-impact hypothesis 7989:Trans-Neptunian objects 6404:timeline by nationality 5870:Timeline of spaceflight 5738:reusable launch systems 5355:Extravehicular activity 5266:Commercial use of space 5170:Militarisation of space 5143:Registration Convention 5059:Accidents and incidents 4860:Erik Gregerson (2010): 4580:. BBC. 12 December 2012 4183:, retrieved 2012-01-27. 3817:Fehse, Wigbert (2003). 3482: – 2000 video game 3223:Wallops Flight Facility 2772:Human presence in space 2737:province of all mankind 2394:was established in the 2117:Edwards AFB, California 1799:sub-orbital spaceflight 1782:was used for the first 1755:specific orbital energy 1751:sub-orbital spaceflight 1729:Sub-orbital spaceflight 1317:Ionized gas trail from 1301:gravitational slingshot 1194:Reaction Engines Skylon 1049:human presence in space 656:Timeline of spaceflight 565:suborbital trajectories 538:interplanetary missions 463:without humans on board 445:) is an application of 98:Timeline of spaceflight 11823:National Space Society 11724:Space domain awareness 10897:or inter-agency bodies 10799:Lebanese space program 10784:Japanese space program 10725:2014 Military doctrine 10703:2010 Military doctrine 10123:National Space Council 10118:Hubble Space Telescope 9890:Launch of X-15 program 9811:Aerobee rocket program 9761:2021 Integrated Review 9623:European Patent Office 9543:initiatives and bodies 8933:Billionaire space race 8859:Space Debris Committee 8544:Possible dwarf planets 8387:Gravitational collapse 8325:Circumstellar envelope 7130: 7023:Constellation missions 6650:Orbital launch systems 6542:Timeline of satellites 6483:Interplanetary voyages 5786:Mission control center 5748:Non-rocket spacelaunch 5182:Billionaire space race 4712:www.couriermail.com.au 4325:. 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Archived from 3264:suborbital spaceflight 2921: 2868:Wiktionary:spacefaring 2830:Protecting Earth from 2785: 2542: 2425: 2089:Reusable launch system 2007: 1870:Interplanetary mission 1840: 1746: 1743:Joe Walker (astronaut) 1680: 1533: 1519: 1379:Reaching space station 1246: 1168:Non-rocket spacelaunch 1155:high-altitude balloons 1087:non-rocket spacelaunch 892: 861: 834: 804: 774: 745: 671:Konstantin Tsiolkovsky 650:History of spaceflight 523:Tiangong Space Station 515:Space Shuttle programs 402:Spaceflight portal 318:Non-rocket spacelaunch 88:History of spaceflight 72: 45: 11905:The Planetary Society 11734:Anti-satellite weapon 11129:ITU Radio Regulations 10779:Emirati space program 10510:Operation Osoaviakhim 10378:Executive Order 13959 10258:Operation Burnt Frost 10189:Decadal Planning Team 9671:Indian ASAT programme 9666:Space Activities Bill 9088:European Space Agency 9060:ESA Science Programme 8871:Post-detection policy 8753:Laniakea Supercluster 8370:Sample-return mission 7129: 6938:Launches by spaceport 6547:Sample-return mission 6061:Civilian spaceflight 5636:Spacecraft propulsion 5086:European Space Agency 4966:Basics of Spaceflight 4635:. ESA. Archived from 4496:TheFreeDictionary.com 4492:"space-faring nation" 3858:on September 22, 2011 3673:. Nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov 3604:Rogers, Lucy (2008). 3538:Spacecraft propulsion 3144:European Space Agency 3084:Further information: 3030:Further information: 2997:Human mission to Mars 2989:European Space Agency 2877: 2866:Further information: 2779: 2770:Further information: 2745:European Space Agency 2741:women to fly to space 2531: 2415: 2224:The Spaceship Company 2208:suborbital spaceplane 2161:in January 1986. The 2027:Spacecraft propulsion 2005: 1887:Constellation program 1838: 1736: 1675: 1525: 1504: 1252:cryogenic propellants 1236: 1224:LEO (Low Earth Orbit) 1002:, on April 12, 1961. 893: 862: 860:{\displaystyle m_{f}} 835: 833:{\displaystyle m_{0}} 805: 803:{\displaystyle v_{e}} 775: 746: 71: 29: 13869:Soviet space program 11327:units and formations 11297:Project Harvest Moon 11044:Satellite Convention 10904:African Space Agency 10814:Space programme 2040 10794:Kenyan space program 10789:Kazakh space program 9722:Outer Space Act 1986 9710:Black Arrow launcher 9493:Copernicus programme 9466:EU/ESA Space Council 9094:EU/ESA Space Council 8985:Chinese ASAT program 8668:Astronomy portal 8569:Solar System objects 8315:Circumplanetary disk 6662:Sounding rocket list 6601:Geosynchronous orbit 6537:Missions to the Moon 6309:by year of selection 5261:Satellite navigation 3449:Aerial landscape art 3401:(September 19, 2020) 3395:(September 27, 2018) 3377:(September 29, 2004) 3317:(September 21, 1976) 2940:; programs to train 2821:Satellite navigation 2816:Satellite television 2760:space sustainability 2749:2022 astronaut group 2555:planetary atmosphere 2210:that carried pilots 1980:Intergalactic travel 1440:Landing and recovery 1339:return capsule by a 1261:(lowest point); see 924:was defeated by the 879: 844: 817: 787: 761: 689: 567:. If the mission is 473:, but also includes 19:For other uses, see 13019:Guiana Space Centre 11761:Kinetic bombardment 11287:Space manufacturing 11277:Space-based economy 11250:Private spaceflight 10670:Shuttle–Mir program 10238:Aldridge Commission 10160:Shuttle–Mir program 9868:Space Act Agreement 9799:Operation Paperclip 9656:Department of Space 9649:Indian space policy 9532:Europe by Satellite 9460:EU Satellite Centre 9172:Guiana Space Centre 8916:Cold War space race 8834:Spacefaring nations 8767:Observable universe 8564:Solar System models 8494:Protoplanetary disk 8417:Interstellar medium 8377:Frost/Ice/Snow line 6999:Other mission lists 6980:Rocket launch sites 6954:Agencies, companies 6250:Crewed Spaceflights 5908:Spaceflight records 5860:lists and timelines 5646:Electric propulsion 5333:Life-support system 5217:Imagery and mapping 5177:Private spaceflight 4913:Scientific American 4805:"Upcoming Launches" 4434:2023AcAau.207..445Y 4194:"SpaceX on Twitter" 4148:2013AcAau..89....1A 4114:1988JBIS...41..491F 4054:2022FrST....317442L 3497:Private spaceflight 3480:Orbiter (simulator) 3389:(November 30, 2009) 3371:(September 1, 2000) 3365:(December 15, 1998) 3323:(February 18, 1981) 3299:(November 21, 1962) 3293:(September 5, 1959) 3014:Global coordination 2847:Private spaceflight 2607:Spacecraft cemetery 2575:interstellar medium 2573:, and occasionally 2561:, magnetic fields, 2484:life support system 2478:Life support system 2236:private spaceflight 2015:Apollo Lunar Module 1907:Interstellar travel 1845:orbital spaceflight 1831:Orbital spaceflight 1739:North American X-15 1589:or the vicinity of 1552:Uncrewed spacecraft 1545:Uncrewed spacecraft 1538:Uncrewed spacecraft 1430:aerodynamic heating 1423:Atmospheric reentry 917:liquid-fuel rockets 546:crewed spaceflights 511:Apollo Moon landing 240:Apollo Lunar Module 11776:Military satellite 11614:Ranks and insignia 11109:Space jurisdiction 11056:Bogota Declaration 11020:Outer Space Treaty 10516:list of scientists 9804:list of scientists 9446:EU Space Programme 8747:Virgo Supercluster 8728:Milky Way subgroup 8559:Natural satellites 8442:Nebular hypothesis 8422:Interstellar space 8412:Interstellar cloud 8320:Circumstellar disc 7910:Near-Earth objects 7794:names and meanings 7131: 6899:Thor DM-21 Agena-B 6889:Thor DM-18 Agena-A 6802:Falcon 9 and Heavy 6498:artificial objects 6449:Longest spacewalks 6012:Vostok and Voskhod 5599:Robotic spacecraft 5525:Space and survival 5380:Space colonization 5276:Space architecture 5128:Outer Space Treaty 4514:www.spacetoday.org 4480:on March 26, 2005. 4345:2009-03-26 at the 4302:2019-07-13 at the 3987:on April 27, 2007. 3772:– via NASA, 3697:2007-07-13 at the 3515:Space colonization 3503:Space and survival 3426:Spaceflight portal 3407:(October 29, 2020) 3305:(October 27, 1967) 3227:San Marco Platform 2956:construction, and 2922: 2837:Space colonization 2801:weather satellites 2786: 2733:Outer Space Treaty 2543: 2512:safety engineering 2426: 2416:Astronauts on the 2390:In April 2004 the 2340:Falcon 9 Flight 20 2125:, followed by the 2008: 1841: 1747: 1681: 1534: 1520: 1434:Harry Julian Allen 1337:Discoverer 14 1247: 1243:(replica pictured) 1237:Launched in 1959, 888: 857: 830: 800: 770: 741: 561:multistage rockets 534:telecommunications 471:orbit around Earth 453:, into or through 197:Robotic spacecraft 73: 46: 13884: 13883: 13604: 13603: 12915: 12914: 12319: 12318: 12201:and the Caribbean 12073: 12072: 11913: 11912: 11799: 11798: 11791:Satellite jamming 11267:Space advertising 10757: 10756: 10753: 10752: 10638: 10637: 10478: 10477: 10098:George H. 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Bush 9567:Council of Europe 9488:Galileo programme 9440: 9439: 9427:Comet Interceptor 8953:Space competition 8789: 8788: 8634: 8633: 8630: 8629: 8607:Lagrangian points 8579:by discovery date 8177:Human spaceflight 8148:historical models 8041: 8040: 7666:S/2015 (136472) 1 7048: 7047: 6462: 6461: 5943:Crewed spacecraft 5928:Human spaceflight 5886:Space exploration 5824: 5823: 5771:Flight controller 5548: 5547: 5306:Human spaceflight 5281:Space exploration 5207:Earth observation 4927:Library resources 4900:Kelly Weinersmith 4870:978-1-61530-052-5 4834:"Successful fire" 4781:"Southern Launch" 4639:on March 14, 2016 4422:Acta Astronautica 4136:Acta Astronautica 3617:978-0-387-75377-5 3440:Technology portal 3032:Human spaceflight 2966:survival at space 2950:orbital mechanics 2806:Space exploration 2725: 2724: 2699:quality standards 2492:human spaceflight 2434:vestibular system 2360:Human spaceflight 2201:Scaled Composites 1811:over twenty hours 1787:human spaceflight 1761:was NASA's first 1668:Human spaceflight 1572:space observatory 1482:mid-air retrieval 1275:Orbital mechanics 1051:with a series of 945:Wernher von Braun 931:In the course of 903:Robert H. Goddard 739: 634:human spaceflight 620:space exploration 530:Earth observation 436: 435: 330:Spaceflight types 274: 273: 231:Crewed spacecraft 223: 222: 138:Earth observation 13914: 13867:Preceded by the 13847: 13846: 13845: 13835: 13834: 13833: 13823: 13822: 13821: 13811: 13810: 13809: 13799: 13798: 13797: 13787: 13786: 13785: 13764: 13763: 13762: 13752: 13751: 13750: 13740: 13739: 13738: 13640: 13639: 13638: 13621: 13620: 13619: 13594: 13593: 13592: 13582: 13581: 13580: 13563: 13562: 13561: 13551: 13550: 13549: 13527: 13526: 13525: 13515: 13514: 13513: 13503: 13502: 13501: 13491: 13490: 13489: 13479: 13478: 13477: 13456: 13455: 13454: 13444: 13443: 13442: 13432: 13431: 13430: 13418: 13417: 13416: 13406: 13405: 13404: 13394: 13393: 13392: 13382: 13381: 13380: 13343: 13342: 13341: 13331: 13330: 13329: 13319: 13318: 13317: 13307: 13306: 13305: 13295: 13294: 13293: 13283: 13282: 13281: 13271: 13270: 13269: 13259: 13258: 13257: 13247: 13246: 13245: 13235: 13234: 13233: 13216: 13215: 13214: 13204: 13203: 13202: 13192: 13191: 13190: 13180: 13179: 13178: 13168: 13167: 13166: 13156: 13155: 13154: 13137: 13136: 13135: 13125: 13124: 13123: 13113: 13112: 13111: 13101: 13100: 13099: 13089: 13088: 13087: 13075: 13074: 13073: 13063: 13062: 13061: 12970: 12969: 12968: 12924: 12923: 12900: 12899: 12898: 12881: 12880: 12879: 12862: 12861: 12860: 12843: 12842: 12841: 12824: 12823: 12822: 12805: 12804: 12803: 12793: 12792: 12791: 12781: 12780: 12779: 12769: 12768: 12767: 12757: 12756: 12755: 12745: 12744: 12743: 12722: 12721: 12720: 12710: 12709: 12708: 12698: 12697: 12696: 12686: 12685: 12684: 12674: 12673: 12672: 12662: 12661: 12660: 12639: 12638: 12637: 12627: 12626: 12625: 12598: 12597: 12596: 12586: 12585: 12584: 12563: 12562: 12561: 12551: 12550: 12549: 12527: 12526: 12525: 12515: 12514: 12513: 12503: 12502: 12501: 12491: 12490: 12489: 12472: 12471: 12470: 12418: 12417: 12416: 12395: 12394: 12393: 12371: 12370: 12369: 12359: 12358: 12357: 12328: 12327: 12302: 12301: 12300: 12290: 12289: 12288: 12261: 12260: 12259: 12249: 12248: 12247: 12237: 12236: 12235: 12225: 12224: 12223: 12213: 12212: 12211: 12188: 12187: 12186: 12176: 12175: 12174: 12164: 12163: 12162: 12152: 12151: 12150: 12140: 12139: 12138: 12121: 12120: 12119: 12109: 12108: 12107: 12097: 12096: 12095: 12082: 12081: 12063: 12062: 12061: 12051: 12050: 12049: 12039: 12038: 12037: 12027: 12026: 12025: 12008: 12007: 12006: 11996: 11995: 11994: 11958: 11957: 11940: 11933: 11926: 11917: 11916: 11900:Space Foundation 11890:Space Fellowship 11702: 11701: 11690: 11689: 11677: 11667: 11666: 11655: 11654: 11643: 11642: 11631: 11630: 11607: 11606: 11583: 11582: 11571: 11570: 11559: 11558: 11547: 11546: 11535: 11534: 11523: 11522: 11511: 11510: 11499: 11498: 11487: 11486: 11475: 11474: 11463: 11462: 11451: 11450: 11429: 11428: 11417: 11416: 11405: 11404: 11393: 11392: 11381: 11380: 11369: 11368: 11357: 11356: 11345: 11344: 11321: 11320: 11272:Space technology 11243: 11242: 11231: 11230: 11219: 11218: 11207: 11206: 11149:COSPAR standards 11026:Rescue Agreement 10649: 10648: 10500: 10499: 10487: 10486: 9846:Project Vanguard 9785: 9784: 9256: 9255: 9241:Aurora programme 9227:Mars and beyond 9018: 9017: 9008: 9007: 8979:Shuguang program 8948:Space propaganda 8875:Asteroid impact 8816: 8809: 8802: 8793: 8792: 8783: 8781: 8772: 8765: 8758: 8751: 8745: 8739: 8733: 8726: 8719: 8712: 8705: 8698: 8691: 8678: 8677: 8676: 8666: 8665: 8664: 8654: 8653: 8652: 8355:Exozodiacal dust 8045: 8044: 8011:Detached objects 7253: 7252: 7249: 7248: 7093: 7075: 7068: 7061: 7052: 7051: 6380:Space travelers 6376:Space scientists 6364:African American 5933: 5932: 5851: 5844: 5837: 5828: 5827: 5814: 5803: 5802: 5513:Space psychology 5338:Animals in space 5311: 5310: 5291:Space technology 5133:Rescue Agreement 5013: 5006: 4999: 4990: 4989: 4985: 4983: 4982: 4977: 4904:Zach Weinersmith 4848: 4847: 4845: 4844: 4830: 4824: 4823: 4821: 4820: 4811:. 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Archived from 4474:www.bartleby.com 4466: 4460: 4459: 4452: 4446: 4445: 4417: 4411: 4410: 4408: 4406: 4391: 4382: 4381: 4379: 4378: 4363: 4354: 4337: 4331: 4330: 4319: 4313: 4297:Super Spaceships 4294: 4288: 4287: 4285: 4283: 4264: 4258: 4257: 4250: 4244: 4243: 4242:. 12 April 2019. 4230: 4224: 4223: 4208: 4202: 4201: 4190: 4184: 4178: 4172: 4166: 4160: 4159: 4133: 4124: 4118: 4117: 4093: 4087: 4086: 4074: 4068: 4067: 4065: 4047: 4023: 4017: 4016: 4014: 4012: 3995: 3989: 3988: 3977: 3971: 3970: 3968: 3966: 3960:The Space Review 3951: 3945: 3944: 3942: 3940: 3935:on 8 August 2018 3934: 3927: 3919: 3913: 3912: 3906: 3904: 3898:NASA Spaceflight 3889: 3883: 3877: 3871: 3870: 3864: 3863: 3857: 3850: 3842: 3833: 3832: 3814: 3805: 3804: 3799: 3798: 3792: 3784: 3778: 3777: 3771: 3769: 3763: 3752: 3743: 3742: 3740: 3738: 3723: 3717: 3716: 3708: 3702: 3689: 3683: 3682: 3680: 3678: 3667: 3661: 3660: 3653: 3647: 3646: 3641:. Archived from 3628: 3622: 3621: 3601: 3595: 3594: 3584: 3486:Animals in space 3476: 3442: 3437: 3436: 3428: 3423: 3422: 3421: 3311:(April 16, 1969) 3287:(April 12, 1957) 3004:sovereign states 2918: 2912: 2906: 2900: 2894: 2888: 2882: 2720: 2717: 2711: 2688: 2680: 2637:Kessler syndrome 2613:greenhouse gases 2533:Aurora australis 2458:cosmic radiation 2346:in December 2015 2336: 2321: 2302: 2294: 2278: 1948:Proxima Centauri 1879:planetary system 1784:privately funded 1488:spy satellites. 1403:space rendezvous 1385:Space rendezvous 1332: 1314: 897: 895: 894: 889: 866: 864: 863: 858: 856: 855: 839: 837: 836: 831: 829: 828: 809: 807: 806: 801: 799: 798: 779: 777: 776: 771: 750: 748: 747: 742: 740: 738: 737: 728: 727: 718: 710: 709: 678: 677: 638:cargo spacecraft 597:Kessler syndrome 588:graveyard orbits 575:and ignites the 428: 421: 414: 400: 399: 398: 225: 224: 214:Cargo spacecraft 191: 190: 48: 47: 13922: 13921: 13917: 13916: 13915: 13913: 13912: 13911: 13887: 13886: 13885: 13880: 13853: 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Accords 11000: 10896: 10890: 10842: 10749: 10707: 10686: 10634: 10617: 10570: 10565:Voskhod program 10534:Sputnik program 10522: 10494: 10492: 10483:USSR and Russia 10474: 10382: 10349: 10342: 10269: 10262: 10205: 10198: 10134: 10127: 10099: 10092: 10035: 10028: 10018: 10011: 9993: 9986: 9958: 9951: 9938: 9931: 9901: 9894: 9832: 9825: 9790: 9780:US space policy 9774: 9690:space programme 9689: 9682: 9644: 9542: 9536: 9503:EUSST programme 9498:EGNOS programme 9436: 9372: 9361:LISA Pathfinder 9330: 9272:Cassini–Huygens 9254: 9165:ESTRACK network 9054: 9037:Mars and beyond 8964: 8957: 8902: 8825: 8820: 8790: 8785: 8779: 8777: 8776: 8770: 8763: 8756: 8749: 8743: 8737: 8731: 8724: 8717: 8710: 8703: 8696: 8689: 8674: 8672: 8662: 8660: 8650: 8648: 8635: 8626: 8590: 8527: 8511:vs. Hill sphere 8437:Molecular cloud 8365:Sample curation 8345:Detached object 8284: 8277: 8121: 8113: 8050: 8037: 7982:Neptune trojans 7765: 7763: 7761: 7754: 7696: 7389: 7260: 7242: 7128: 7091: 7084: 7079: 7049: 7044: 7000: 6994: 6955: 6949: 6933: 6884:Thor DM-18 Able 6792:Delta IV Medium 6724: 6718: 6694:Sounding rocket 6638: 6565: 6558: 6469: 6458: 6415: 6389:by first flight 6287: 6259: 6231: 6171: 6119: 6076: 5922: 5874: 5861: 5855: 5825: 5820: 5790: 5757: 5729:Escape velocity 5710: 5662: 5629:Space telescope 5582:Reentry capsule 5544: 5484: 5389: 5360:Overview effect 5343:Bioastronautics 5300: 5188: 5022: 5017: 4980: 4978: 4975: 4952: 4951: 4950: 4935: 4934: 4930: 4923: 4857: 4855:Further reading 4852: 4851: 4842: 4840: 4832: 4831: 4827: 4818: 4816: 4809:Southern Launch 4803: 4802: 4798: 4789: 4787: 4779: 4778: 4774: 4765: 4763: 4755: 4754: 4750: 4741: 4739: 4736:Cosmos Magazine 4730: 4729: 4725: 4716: 4714: 4706: 4705: 4701: 4692: 4690: 4677: 4676: 4672: 4656: 4652: 4642: 4640: 4627: 4626: 4622: 4613: 4611: 4598: 4597: 4593: 4583: 4581: 4576: 4575: 4571: 4562: 4560: 4551: 4550: 4546: 4536: 4534: 4526: 4525: 4521: 4508: 4507: 4503: 4490: 4489: 4485: 4468: 4467: 4463: 4454: 4453: 4449: 4418: 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11449: 11444: 11440: 11437: 11435: 11432: 11431: 11427: 11422: 11420: 11415: 11410: 11408: 11403: 11398: 11396: 11391: 11386: 11384: 11379: 11374: 11372: 11367: 11362: 11360: 11355: 11350: 11348: 11343: 11338: 11337: 11336: 11333: 11332: 11330: 11328: 11325:Space forces, 11322: 11319: 11317: 11313: 11305: 11302: 11298: 11295: 11294: 11293: 11290: 11288: 11285: 11283: 11280: 11279: 11278: 11275: 11273: 11270: 11268: 11265: 11263: 11262:Space tourism 11260: 11256: 11253: 11251: 11248: 11246: 11245:United States 11241: 11236: 11234: 11229: 11224: 11222: 11217: 11212: 11210: 11205: 11200: 11199: 11198: 11195: 11194: 11192: 11190: 11186: 11179: 11177: 11174: 11172: 11171:GEO standards 11169: 11167: 11166:GSC standards 11164: 11160: 11157: 11155: 11152: 11151: 11150: 11147: 11145: 11142: 11140: 11137: 11135: 11132: 11130: 11127: 11125: 11122: 11120: 11117: 11115: 11112: 11110: 11107: 11104: 11101: 11098: 11095: 11092: 11089: 11087: 11084: 11081: 11078: 11075: 11072: 11069: 11066: 11063: 11060: 11057: 11054: 11051: 11048: 11045: 11042: 11039: 11036: 11033: 11030: 11027: 11024: 11021: 11018: 11015: 11012: 11011: 11009: 11007: 11003: 10997: 10994: 10992: 10989: 10987: 10984: 10982: 10979: 10977: 10974: 10972: 10969: 10967: 10964: 10962: 10959: 10957: 10954: 10952: 10949: 10947: 10944: 10942: 10939: 10937: 10934: 10932: 10929: 10925: 10922: 10921: 10920: 10917: 10915: 10912: 10910: 10907: 10905: 10902: 10901: 10899: 10893: 10887: 10884: 10882: 10879: 10875: 10872: 10870: 10867: 10866: 10865: 10862: 10860: 10857: 10855: 10852: 10851: 10849: 10845: 10837: 10834: 10833: 10832: 10829: 10827: 10824: 10822: 10819: 10815: 10812: 10811: 10810: 10807: 10805: 10802: 10800: 10797: 10795: 10792: 10790: 10787: 10785: 10782: 10780: 10777: 10775: 10772: 10770: 10767: 10766: 10764: 10760: 10744: 10741: 10739: 10736: 10735: 10733: 10731: 10728: 10726: 10723: 10720: 10717: 10716: 10714: 10710: 10704: 10701: 10699: 10696: 10695: 10693: 10689: 10681: 10678: 10676: 10675:ISS programme 10673: 10671: 10668: 10667: 10665: 10662: 10660: 10657: 10656: 10654: 10650: 10647: 10645: 10641: 10630: 10627: 10626: 10624: 10620: 10613: 10610: 10607: 10606:Buran program 10604: 10601: 10598: 10595: 10592: 10589: 10586: 10583: 10582:Soyuz program 10580: 10579: 10577: 10573: 10566: 10563: 10560: 10557: 10554: 10551: 10548: 10545: 10540: 10537: 10536: 10535: 10532: 10531: 10529: 10525: 10517: 10514: 10513: 10511: 10508: 10507: 10505: 10501: 10498: 10496: 10488: 10485: 10481: 10469: 10466: 10464: 10461: 10459: 10456: 10454: 10451: 10449: 10446: 10445: 10444: 10441: 10439: 10436: 10434: 10431: 10429: 10426: 10422: 10419: 10418: 10417: 10414: 10412: 10409: 10407: 10404: 10402: 10399: 10397: 10394: 10392: 10389: 10388: 10385: 10379: 10376: 10374: 10371: 10369: 10366: 10364: 10361: 10359: 10356: 10355: 10353: 10351: 10345: 10339: 10336: 10334: 10333:2014 NASA Act 10331: 10329: 10326: 10324: 10321: 10319: 10316: 10314: 10313:2010 NASA Act 10311: 10309: 10306: 10304: 10303:Flexible path 10301: 10299: 10296: 10294: 10291: 10289: 10286: 10284: 10281: 10279: 10276: 10275: 10273: 10271: 10265: 10259: 10256: 10254: 10251: 10249: 10248:2005 NASA Act 10246: 10244: 10241: 10239: 10236: 10234: 10231: 10229: 10227: 10222: 10220: 10217: 10215: 10212: 10211: 10209: 10207: 10201: 10195: 10192: 10190: 10187: 10185: 10182: 10180: 10177: 10171: 10168: 10167: 10166: 10165:ISS programme 10163: 10161: 10158: 10157: 10156: 10153: 10151: 10148: 10146: 10145: 10141: 10140: 10138: 10136: 10130: 10124: 10121: 10119: 10116: 10114: 10111: 10109: 10106: 10105: 10103: 10101: 10095: 10089: 10086: 10084: 10083:Rogers Report 10081: 10079: 10077: 10072: 10070: 10067: 10065: 10062: 10060: 10057: 10055: 10052: 10050: 10047: 10045: 10042: 10041: 10039: 10037: 10031: 10025: 10024: 10022: 10020: 10014: 10008: 10005: 10003: 10000: 9999: 9997: 9995: 9989: 9983: 9980: 9978: 9975: 9973: 9970: 9968: 9965: 9964: 9962: 9960: 9954: 9948: 9945: 9944: 9942: 9940: 9934: 9927: 9923: 9921: 9918: 9916: 9913: 9911: 9908: 9907: 9905: 9903: 9897: 9891: 9888: 9886: 9883: 9881: 9878: 9876: 9873: 9869: 9866: 9865: 9864: 9863:1958 NASA Act 9861: 9859: 9858: 9854: 9852: 9849: 9847: 9844: 9842: 9839: 9838: 9836: 9834: 9828: 9822: 9819: 9817: 9814: 9812: 9809: 9805: 9802: 9801: 9800: 9797: 9796: 9794: 9792: 9786: 9783: 9781: 9777: 9769: 9768: 9764: 9763: 9762: 9759: 9756: 9753: 9751: 9748: 9746: 9743: 9740: 9737: 9734: 9731: 9728: 9725: 9723: 9720: 9717: 9714: 9711: 9708: 9705: 9702: 9699: 9696: 9695: 9693: 9691: 9685: 9677: 9674: 9673: 9672: 9669: 9667: 9664: 9662: 9659: 9657: 9654: 9653: 9651: 9647: 9641: 9638: 9636: 9633: 9631: 9628: 9624: 9621: 9620: 9619: 9616: 9614: 9611: 9609: 9606: 9602: 9599: 9598: 9597: 9594: 9592: 9588: 9585: 9583: 9580: 9578: 9575: 9573: 9570: 9568: 9565: 9563: 9560: 9556: 9553: 9552: 9551: 9548: 9547: 9545: 9539: 9533: 9530: 9528: 9525: 9523: 9520: 9518: 9515: 9513: 9510: 9504: 9501: 9499: 9496: 9494: 9491: 9489: 9486: 9485: 9483: 9480: 9477: 9474: 9473: 9472: 9469: 9467: 9464: 9461: 9458: 9455: 9452: 9451: 9449: 9447: 9443: 9433: 9430: 9428: 9425: 9423: 9420: 9418: 9415: 9413: 9410: 9408: 9405: 9403: 9400: 9398: 9395: 9393: 9390: 9388: 9387:Solar Orbiter 9385: 9384: 9382: 9379: 9378:Cosmic Vision 9375: 9369: 9368: 9364: 9362: 9359: 9357: 9356: 9352: 9348: 9345: 9344: 9343: 9342:ISS programme 9340: 9339: 9337: 9333: 9327: 9326: 9322: 9320: 9319: 9315: 9313: 9310: 9308: 9307: 9303: 9301: 9300: 9295: 9293: 9290: 9288: 9285: 9281: 9280: 9276: 9275: 9274: 9273: 9269: 9267: 9264: 9263: 9261: 9257: 9247: 9244: 9242: 9239: 9237: 9234: 9232: 9229: 9228: 9226: 9224: 9221: 9215: 9212: 9211: 9210: 9207: 9205: 9202: 9201: 9200: 9197: 9195: 9192: 9190: 9187: 9184: 9181: 9178: 9175: 9173: 9170: 9166: 9163: 9162: 9161: 9158: 9156: 9153: 9150: 9147: 9144: 9141: 9139: 9136: 9134: 9131: 9127: 9124: 9123: 9122: 9119: 9117: 9114: 9110: 9107: 9106: 9105: 9102: 9100: 9097: 9095: 9092: 9091: 9089: 9086: 9083: 9080: 9075: 9072: 9071: 9069: 9066: 9065: 9063: 9061: 9057: 9049: 9046: 9043: 9040: 9039: 9038: 9035: 9032: 9029: 9025: 9024:Space station 9022: 9020: 9012: 9010: 9002: 9001: 8999: 8996: 8992: 8989: 8988: 8986: 8983: 8980: 8977: 8974: 8971: 8970: 8968: 8966: 8965:space program 8960: 8954: 8951: 8949: 8946: 8944: 8941: 8939: 8936: 8934: 8931: 8927: 8924: 8922: 8919: 8918: 8917: 8914: 8913: 8911: 8909: 8905: 8895: 8892: 8891: 8890: 8887: 8885: 8882: 8880: 8877: 8876: 8874: 8872: 8869: 8867: 8864: 8860: 8857: 8855: 8852: 8851: 8850: 8847: 8845: 8842: 8840: 8837: 8835: 8832: 8831: 8828: 8824: 8817: 8812: 8810: 8805: 8803: 8798: 8797: 8794: 8784: 8775: 8768: 8761: 8754: 8748: 8742: 8736: 8729: 8722: 8715: 8708: 8701: 8694: 8687: 8681: 8671: 8669: 8659: 8657: 8647: 8645: 8642: 8641: 8638: 8623: 8622:Tidal locking 8620: 8618: 8615: 8613: 8610: 8608: 8605: 8603: 8602:Double planet 8600: 8599: 8597: 8593: 8587: 8584: 8580: 8577: 8575: 8572: 8571: 8570: 8567: 8565: 8562: 8560: 8557: 8555: 8554:Minor planets 8552: 8550: 8547: 8545: 8542: 8540: 8537: 8536: 8534: 8530: 8524: 8521: 8519: 8516: 8512: 8509: 8508: 8507: 8504: 8502: 8499: 8495: 8492: 8488: 8487:Merging stars 8485: 8484: 8483: 8480: 8478: 8475: 8473: 8470: 8468: 8465: 8463: 8460: 8459: 8458: 8455: 8453: 8450: 8448: 8445: 8443: 8440: 8438: 8435: 8433: 8430: 8428: 8425: 8423: 8420: 8418: 8415: 8413: 8410: 8408: 8405: 8403: 8400: 8398: 8395: 8393: 8390: 8388: 8385: 8383: 8380: 8378: 8375: 8371: 8368: 8366: 8363: 8362: 8361: 8358: 8356: 8353: 8351: 8348: 8346: 8343: 8341: 8338: 8336: 8333: 8331: 8328: 8326: 8323: 8321: 8318: 8316: 8313: 8309: 8306: 8305: 8304: 8301: 8299: 8296: 8294: 8291: 8290: 8288: 8286: 8280: 8274: 8271: 8269: 8266: 8264: 8261: 8259: 8256: 8254: 8251: 8249: 8246: 8244: 8241: 8237: 8234: 8233: 8232: 8229: 8227: 8224: 8222: 8219: 8215: 8212: 8211: 8210: 8207: 8205: 8202: 8200: 8197: 8193: 8190: 8188: 8185: 8183: 8180: 8179: 8178: 8175: 8171: 8168: 8166: 8163: 8162: 8161: 8158: 8154: 8151: 8149: 8146: 8144: 8141: 8140: 8139: 8136: 8134: 8131: 8130: 8128: 8125: 8120: 8116: 8110: 8107: 8105: 8102: 8100: 8097: 8095: 8092: 8090: 8089:Subsatellites 8087: 8085: 8082: 8080: 8077: 8075: 8072: 8070: 8067: 8065: 8062: 8060: 8057: 8056: 8054: 8052: 8049:Hypothetical 8046: 8043: 8034: 8031: 8027: 8024: 8022: 8019: 8017: 8014: 8012: 8009: 8005: 8002: 8000: 7997: 7996: 7995: 7992: 7991: 7990: 7987: 7983: 7980: 7978: 7975: 7974: 7973: 7970: 7966: 7963: 7961: 7958: 7956: 7953: 7951: 7948: 7946: 7943: 7941: 7938: 7936: 7933: 7931: 7928: 7926: 7923: 7922: 7921: 7918: 7916: 7915:Asteroid belt 7913: 7911: 7908: 7904: 7901: 7899: 7896: 7894: 7891: 7887: 7884: 7882: 7879: 7878: 7877: 7874: 7872: 7869: 7867: 7864: 7862: 7859: 7858: 7857: 7854: 7850: 7847: 7845: 7842: 7840: 7837: 7835: 7832: 7830: 7827: 7825: 7822: 7820: 7817: 7815: 7812: 7811: 7809: 7807: 7804: 7800: 7797: 7795: 7792: 7791: 7790: 7789:Minor planets 7787: 7785: 7782: 7780: 7777: 7775: 7772: 7771: 7769: 7767: 7757: 7751: 7748: 7746: 7743: 7741: 7738: 7736: 7733: 7731: 7728: 7726: 7723: 7720: 7716: 7713: 7711: 7708: 7707: 7705: 7703: 7699: 7691: 7688: 7687: 7686: 7683: 7679: 7676: 7675: 7674: 7671: 7667: 7664: 7663: 7662: 7659: 7655: 7652: 7651: 7650: 7647: 7643: 7640: 7638: 7635: 7634: 7633: 7630: 7626: 7623: 7621: 7618: 7616: 7613: 7611: 7608: 7606: 7603: 7602: 7601: 7598: 7594: 7591: 7590: 7589: 7586: 7582: 7579: 7577: 7574: 7572: 7569: 7567: 7564: 7563: 7562: 7559: 7555: 7552: 7550: 7547: 7545: 7542: 7540: 7537: 7535: 7532: 7530: 7527: 7526: 7525: 7522: 7518: 7515: 7513: 7510: 7508: 7505: 7503: 7500: 7498: 7495: 7493: 7490: 7488: 7485: 7483: 7480: 7478: 7475: 7473: 7470: 7469: 7468: 7465: 7461: 7458: 7456: 7453: 7451: 7448: 7446: 7443: 7441: 7438: 7437: 7436: 7433: 7429: 7426: 7424: 7421: 7420: 7419: 7416: 7412: 7409: 7407: 7404: 7403: 7401: 7400: 7398: 7396: 7392: 7384: 7381: 7379: 7376: 7374: 7371: 7369: 7366: 7364: 7361: 7359: 7356: 7354: 7351: 7349: 7346: 7344: 7341: 7340: 7339: 7336: 7330: 7327: 7325: 7322: 7321: 7320: 7317: 7313: 7310: 7308: 7305: 7304: 7303: 7300: 7299: 7298: 7295: 7291: 7288: 7286: 7283: 7281: 7278: 7276: 7273: 7272: 7271: 7268: 7267: 7265: 7263: 7258: 7254: 7251: 7250: 7245: 7239: 7238: 7234: 7232: 7231: 7227: 7225: 7224: 7220: 7218: 7217: 7213: 7211: 7210: 7206: 7204: 7203: 7199: 7197: 7196: 7192: 7190: 7189: 7185: 7183: 7180: 7178: 7175: 7173: 7170: 7168: 7165: 7163: 7162: 7158: 7156: 7153: 7151: 7148: 7146: 7143: 7141: 7138: 7136: 7133: 7132: 7087: 7083: 7076: 7071: 7069: 7064: 7062: 7057: 7056: 7053: 7041: 7038: 7036: 7033: 7031: 7028: 7024: 7021: 7020: 7019: 7018:NASA missions 7016: 7014: 7011: 7009: 7006: 7005: 7003: 7001:and timelines 6997: 6991: 6988: 6986: 6983: 6981: 6978: 6976: 6973: 6969: 6966: 6965: 6964: 6961: 6960: 6958: 6952: 6946: 6945:Satish Dhawan 6943: 6942: 6940: 6936: 6930: 6927: 6925: 6922: 6920: 6917: 6915: 6912: 6910: 6907: 6905: 6902: 6900: 6897: 6895: 6892: 6890: 6887: 6885: 6882: 6880: 6877: 6875: 6872: 6870: 6867: 6865: 6862: 6860: 6857: 6855: 6852: 6850: 6847: 6845: 6842: 6840: 6837: 6835: 6832: 6830: 6827: 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6385: 6382: 6381: 6379: 6377: 6374: 6370: 6369:Ibero-America 6367: 6365: 6362: 6360: 6357: 6355: 6352: 6350: 6347: 6345: 6342: 6340: 6337: 6335: 6332: 6330: 6327: 6325: 6322: 6320: 6317: 6315: 6312: 6310: 6307: 6305: 6302: 6301: 6300: 6297: 6296: 6294: 6290: 6284: 6281: 6279: 6276: 6274: 6271: 6270: 6268: 6266: 6262: 6256: 6253: 6251: 6248: 6246: 6243: 6242: 6240: 6238: 6234: 6228: 6225: 6223: 6220: 6218: 6215: 6211: 6208: 6206: 6203: 6202: 6201:Spaceflights 6200: 6196: 6193: 6191: 6188: 6187: 6186: 6183: 6182: 6180: 6178: 6174: 6168: 6165: 6163: 6160: 6156: 6153: 6151: 6148: 6147: 6146:Spaceflights 6145: 6141: 6138: 6137: 6136: 6133: 6132: 6130: 6128: 6127: 6122: 6116: 6113: 6111: 6108: 6104: 6101: 6099: 6096: 6095: 6094:Spaceflights 6093: 6091: 6088: 6087: 6085: 6083: 6079: 6071: 6068: 6066: 6063: 6062: 6060: 6058: 6055: 6053: 6050: 6048: 6045: 6043: 6040: 6038: 6035: 6033: 6030: 6028: 6025: 6023: 6020: 6018: 6015: 6013: 6010: 6008: 6005: 6003: 6000: 5996: 5993: 5991: 5988: 5986: 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5551: 5541: 5538: 5536: 5535:Space nursing 5533: 5531: 5528: 5526: 5523: 5519: 5516: 5515: 5514: 5511: 5509: 5506: 5502: 5499: 5498: 5497: 5494: 5493: 5491: 5489:Health issues 5487: 5481: 5478: 5476: 5473: 5471: 5468: 5466: 5463: 5461: 5458: 5454: 5451: 5450: 5449: 5446: 5444: 5443:Space Shuttle 5441: 5437: 5434: 5432: 5429: 5428: 5427: 5424: 5422: 5419: 5417: 5414: 5412: 5409: 5407: 5404: 5402: 5399: 5398: 5396: 5392: 5386: 5383: 5381: 5378: 5376: 5375:Space tourism 5373: 5371: 5368: 5366: 5363: 5361: 5358: 5356: 5353: 5349: 5346: 5344: 5341: 5339: 5336: 5335: 5334: 5331: 5327: 5324: 5323: 5322: 5319: 5318: 5316: 5312: 5309: 5307: 5303: 5297: 5296:Space weather 5294: 5292: 5289: 5287: 5284: 5282: 5279: 5277: 5274: 5272: 5269: 5267: 5264: 5262: 5259: 5255: 5252: 5250: 5247: 5245: 5242: 5240: 5237: 5236: 5235: 5232: 5228: 5225: 5223: 5220: 5218: 5215: 5213: 5210: 5209: 5208: 5205: 5203: 5200: 5199: 5197: 5195: 5191: 5183: 5180: 5179: 5178: 5175: 5171: 5168: 5166: 5163: 5161: 5160:Space 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