conquest of space

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• Conquest of Space — DVD cover Directed by Byron Haskin Produced by George Pal …   Wikipedia

• Conquest of Space (TV series) — Conquest of Space Genre science Written by Noel Moore Presented by Percy Saltzman Narrated by Bill Kehoe Country of origin …   Wikipedia

• Conquest of Space —    Voir La Conquête de l espace …   Dictionnaire mondial des Films

• The Conquest of Space — is a 1949 speculative science book illustrated by Chesley Bonestell and written by Willy Ley. The book contains a portfolio of paintings by Bonestell depicting the possible future exploration of the solar system with explanatory text by Ley.Some… …   Wikipedia

• Space´Age´ — space age or Space Age, the current period in history, as marked by the advances made in the exploration and conquest of outer space through the launching and orbiting of artificial satellites and other space vehicles: »The conquest of space has… …   Useful english dictionary

• space´-age´ — space age or Space Age, the current period in history, as marked by the advances made in the exploration and conquest of outer space through the launching and orbiting of artificial satellites and other space vehicles: »The conquest of space has… …   Useful english dictionary

• Space burial — is a burial procedure in which a small sample of the cremated ashes of the deceased are placed in a capsule the size of a tube of lipstick and are launched into space using a rocket. As of 2004, samples of about 150 people have been buried in… …   Wikipedia

• Space advocacy — can be described as the general position supporting, pleading or arguing for [Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1)Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2006.] the idea or cause of space exploration and settlements. It …   Wikipedia

• space age — noun the age beginning with the first space travel; from 1957 to the present • Hypernyms: ↑time * * * the period in modern history characterized by space exploration, usually considered as beginning October 4, 1957, when the Soviet Union launched …   Useful english dictionary

• conquest — con|quest [ˈkɔŋkwest US ˈka:ŋ ] n [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: Latin conquisitus, past participle of conquirere; CONQUER] 1.) [singular, U] the act of getting control of a country by fighting ▪ the Norman Conquest (=the conquest of… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• conquest — noun 1 (singular, uncountable) the act of defeating an army or taking land by fighting: the Norman Conquest 2 (C) land that is won in a war: French conquests in Asia 3 (C) often humorous someone that you have persuaded to love you or to have sex… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English