Useful english dictionary. 2012.
capsule — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, abbreviated, abbreviation, abbreviature, abrege, abridge, abridged, abridgment, abstract, abstracted, amnion, apogee, attitude control rocket, bag, ballistic capsule, bark, barrel, basket,… … Moby Thesaurus
space capsule — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, apogee, attitude control rocket, ballistic capsule, burn, capsule, deep space ship, docking, docking maneuver, ferry rocket, fuel ship, injection, insertion, lunar excursion module, lunar… … Moby Thesaurus
space capsule — noun a spacecraft designed to transport people and support human life in outer space • Syn: ↑capsule • Hypernyms: ↑spacecraft, ↑ballistic capsule, ↑space vehicle … Useful english dictionary
Atmospheric reentry — refers to the movement of human made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space, in the case of Earth from an altitude above the edge of space. This article primarily addresses the process of controlled reentry… … Wikipedia
Little Joe — Otheruses:for|the Apollo test program|Little Joe IIInfobox rocket caption =Pre launch of the Little Joe launch vehicle. name = Little Joe function = Unmanned test capsule manufacturer = North American Aviation country origin = United States… … Wikipedia
Dragon (spacecraft) — SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Artist s rendering of the cargo variant of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft (bottom) berthing to the International Space Station (top). Description Role: Commercial: various roles that put humans and cargo into LEO … Wikipedia
Automated Transfer Vehicle — The Automated Transfer Vehicle or ATV is an expendable, unmanned resupply spacecraft developed by the European Space Agency (ESA). [cite web |title=Automated Transfer Vehicle, ESA document EUC ESA FSH 003 Rev 1.2 (specification)… … Wikipedia
SpaceX Dragon — The SpaceX Dragon is a proposed conventional blunt cone ballistic capsule spacecraft, capable of carrying seven people or a mixture of personnel and cargo, to and from low Earth orbit. The nosecone of the vehicle has a hinged cap which opens to… … Wikipedia
apogee — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, acme, all, apex, aphelion, astronomical longitude, attitude control rocket, autumnal equinox, ballistic capsule, brow, burn, cap, capstone, capsule, ceiling, celestial equator, celestial… … Moby Thesaurus
burn — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, abrade, abrasion, adolescent stream, afflict, agonize, ail, air dry, altitude peak, anhydrate, apogee, arroyo, assault, attack, attitude control rocket, automatic control, bake, ballistic… … Moby Thesaurus
