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• Saturn I — Infobox rocket imsize = 200 caption = The first Saturn I was launched October 27, 1961 name = Saturn I country origin = United States function = Manned LEO launch vehicle manufacturer = Chrysler (S I) Douglas (S IV) Convair (S V) Unflown height …   Wikipedia

• Saturn II (rocket) — Infobox rocket name = Saturn II country origin = United States function = Orbital launch vehicle manufacturer = North American (S II) Douglas (S IVB) height = 51 m alt height = diameter = 10.6 m alt diameter = mass = 328,300 kg alt mass = stages …   Wikipedia

• atour — (a tour) s. m. 1°   Parure des femmes. •   L autre, pour se parer de superbes atours, Des plus adroites mains empruntait le secours, RAC. Esth. I, 1. •   Si la princesse eût paru dans ses atours...., HAMILT. Gramm. 7. •   Rosette, sous de frais… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

• Space exploration — is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. [cite web | url = http://adc.gsfc.nasa.gov/adc/education/space ex/exploration.html | title = How Space is Explored | publisher = NASA] Physical exploration of space is conducted …   Wikipedia

• Saturn V — Infobox rocket caption = The first Saturn V, AS 501, before the launch of Apollo 4 name = Saturn V function = Manned LEO and Lunar launch vehicle manufacturer = Boeing (S IC) North American (S II) Douglas (S IVB) country origin = United States… …   Wikipedia

• Extraterrestrial skies — The sky of a world refers to the view of the heavens from its surface. This view varies from world to world for many reasons. The most important factor in the appearance of a world s sky is its atmosphere, or the lack thereof. Depending on the… …   Wikipedia

• The Vanishing (1993 film) — Infobox Film name = The Vanishing director = George Sluizer producer = Larry Brezner Pieter Jan Brugge writer = Tim Krabbé Todd Graff starring = Jeff Bridges Kiefer Sutherland Nancy Travis music = Jerry Goldsmith distributor = 20th Century Fox… …   Wikipedia

• Saturn V Instrument Unit — The Saturn V Instrument Unit is a ring shaped structure fitted to the top of the Saturn V rocket s third stage (S IVB) and the Saturn IB s second stage (S IVB). It was immediately below the SLA (Spacecraft/Lunar Module Adapter) panels that… …   Wikipedia

• Transit of Jupiter from outer planets — A transit of Jupiter across the Sun as seen from an outer planet (Saturn, Uranus, or Neptune) takes place when the planet Jupiter passes directly between the Sun and the outer planet, obscuring a small part of the Sun s disc for an observer on… …   Wikipedia

• Silverstein Committee — The Saturn Vehicle Evaluation Committee, better known as the Silverstein Committee, was a US government commission assembled in 1959 to recommend specific directions that NASA could take with the Saturn program. The committee was chaired by Abe… …   Wikipedia