orbit excursion

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• orbit — Synonyms and related words: Earth insertion, LEM, LM, O, air lane, ambit, annular muscle, annulus, aphelion, apogee, area, arena, areola, astronomical longitude, attitude control rocket, aureole, autumnal equinox, bailiwick, ball, ballistic… …   Moby Thesaurus

• excursion — Synonyms and related words: aberrancy, aberration, airing, ambages, aside, bend, bias, branching off, bypass, bypath, byway, campaign, circling, circuit, circuition, circuitousness, circuitry, circularity, circulation, circumambience,… …   Moby Thesaurus

• Mars orbit rendezvous — Artist s concept of a Mars orbit rendezvous between a spaceship and the Martian ascent stage. Mars orbit rendezvous (MOR) is a concept for space travel, where a spacecraft takes off from Mars (a martian ascent stage) and does a rendezvous in Mars …   Wikipedia

• lunar excursion module — LEM LEM, LEM L.E.M. . [acronym from Lunar Excursion Module.] (Astronautics) A {lunar excursion module}, a spacecraft designed to transport people from a command module in orbit around the moon to the surface of the moon and back again. Syn: lunar …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• lunar (excursion) module — or lunar module n. the component of the Apollo spacecraft used to carry astronauts to the moon s surface and return them to the command and service modules in lunar orbit * * * …   Universalium

• lunar (excursion) module — or lunar module n. the component of the Apollo spacecraft used to carry astronauts to the moon s surface and return them to the command and service modules in lunar orbit …   English World dictionary

• lunar (excursion) module — or lunar module n. the component of the Apollo spacecraft used to carry astronauts to the moon s surface and return them to the command and service modules in lunar orbit …   English World dictionary

• Manned mission to Mars — Concept for NASA Design Reference Mission Architecture 5.0 (2009) A manned mission to Mars has been the subject of science fiction, engineering, and scientific proposals throughout the 20th century and into the 21st century. The plans comprise… …   Wikipedia

• Apollo program — insignia Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin walking o …   Wikipedia

• Altair (spacecraft) — The Altair spacecraft, previously known as the Lunar Surface Access Module or LSAM, is the planned lander spacecraft component of NASA s Project Constellation, which astronauts are to use for landings on the Moon intended to begin around 2019.… …   Wikipedia

• eye, human — ▪ anatomy Introduction  specialized sense organ capable of receiving visual images, which are then carried to the brain. Anatomy of the visual apparatus Structures auxiliary to the eye The orbit       The eye is protected from mechanical injury… …   Universalium