spacecraft landing

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• Splashdown (spacecraft landing) — Splashdown is the method of landing a spacecraft by parachute in a body of water. It was used by American manned spacecraft prior to the Space Shuttle program. It is also possible for the Russian Soyuz spacecraft and Chinese Shenzhou spacecraft… …   Wikipedia

• Landing — is the last part of a flight, where a flying animal, aircraft, or spacecraft returns to the ground. When the flying object returns to water, the process is called alighting, although it is commonly called landing and touchdown as well. A normal… …   Wikipedia

• Landing (disambiguation) — Landing may refer to:*Landing, the arrival of an aircraft or spacecraft to the ground *Landing operation, the deployment of military troops to the ground *Landing, New Jersey, United States *Landing (band), an American indie rock band *Landing… …   Wikipedia

• landing gear — n. the system of related parts on an aircraft or spacecraft used for support or mobility on land or water, including wheels, pontoons, shock absorbers, etc …   English World dictionary

• Spacecraft — Spaceship redirects here. For other uses, see Spaceship (disambiguation). More than 100 Russian Soyuz manned spacecraft (TMA version shown) have flown since 1967, originally for a Soviet manned lunar program, but currently supporting the… …   Wikipedia

• Spacecraft propulsion — A remote camera captures a close up view of a Space Shuttle Main Engine during a test firing at the John C. Stennis Space Center in Hancock County, Mississippi Spacecraft propulsion is any method used to accelerate spacecraft and artificial… …   Wikipedia

• Spacecraft magnetometers — Magnetometers are one of the most widely used scientific instruments in exploratory and observation satellites. These instruments were instrumental in the discovery of the Van Allen radiation belts around Earth, discovered on the very first… …   Wikipedia

• spacecraft — /spays kraft , krahft /, n. a vehicle designed for travel or operation in space beyond the earth s atmosphere or in orbit around the earth. [1955 60; SPACE + CRAFT] * * * Vehicle designed to operate, with or without a crew, in a controlled flight …   Universalium

• Landing footprint — After Atmospheric reentry, a non powered spacecraft will land on an area depending upon entry angle, entry mass, atmosphere and drag. It is therefore impossible to know the spacecraft s landing point with absolute precision. By simulating varying …   Wikipedia

• Spacecraft of the Space Odyssey series — Numerous fictional spacecraft are seen and mentioned in the Space Odyssey series.Aries 1b The Aries Ib is a spacecraft seen in the film and mentioned in the novel . It is a ball shaped lunar lander built for providing regular passenger commuting… …   Wikipedia

• landing — [[t]læ̱ndɪŋ[/t]] landings 1) N COUNT: usu the N in sing In a house or other building, the landing is the area at the top of the staircase which has rooms leading off it. I ran out onto the landing. 2) N VAR A landing is an act of bringing an… …   English dictionary