send into orbit

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• send into — phr verb Send into is used with these nouns as the object: ↑battle, ↑combat, ↑frenzy, ↑orbit, ↑spin, ↑turmoil …   Collocations dictionary

• orbit — orbitary, adj. /awr bit/, n. 1. the curved path, usually elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body, as the sun. 2. the usual course of one s life or range of one s activities. 3. the sphere of power or …   Universalium

• orbit — or•bit [[t]ˈɔr bɪt[/t]] n. 1) astron. the curved path, usu. elliptical, described by a planet, satellite, spaceship, etc., around a celestial body 2) the usual course of one s life 3) the sphere of influence, as of a nation or person 4) phs… …   From formal English to slang

• orbit — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ circular, elliptical ▪ eccentric ▪ Mercury s orbit is fairly eccentric. ▪ high, low …   Collocations dictionary

• Earth orbit rendezvous — (EOR) is a method that has been proposed for space missions to the Moon. NASA considered an EOR mission profile for the Apollo program, but chose instead to use lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR). NASA currently plans to use both EOR and LOR for… …   Wikipedia

• The Three Stooges in Orbit — Infobox Film name = The Three Stooges in Orbit caption = director = Edward Bernds producer = Norman Maurer writer = Norman Maurer Elwood Ullman starring = Moe Howard Larry Fine Curly Joe DeRita Emil Sitka Carol Christensen Edson Stroll George N.… …   Wikipedia

• satellite — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ commercial, research ▪ military, reconnaissance, spy ▪ meteorological, weather ▪ communic …   Collocations dictionary

• launch — verb 1) they ve launched the shuttle the rocket has launched Syn: send into orbit, blast off, take off, lift off 2) he launched the boat Syn: set afloat, put to sea, put into the water 3) …   Thesaurus of popular words

• space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …   Universalium

• Comparison of Asian national space programs — Several Asian countries have national space programs, and they are considered to be competing with each other to achieve scientific and technological advancements in space. The media has occasionally called this competition the Asian space… …   Wikipedia

• launch vehicle — Aerospace. a rocket used to launch a spacecraft or satellite into orbit or a space probe into space. [1955 1960] * * * Rocket system that boosts a spacecraft into Earth orbit or beyond Earth s gravitational pull. A wide variety of launch vehicles …   Universalium