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Suborbital spaceflight in 2008 — A number of Suborbital spaceflights were conducted during 2008. These consist mostly of sounding rocket missions and missile tests, and include other flights such as an ASAT firing. Between the start of the year and 16 July, at least 43 publicly… … Wikipedia
Vol suborbital — Un vol suborbital est la trajectoire d un engin spatial se déplaçant à une vitesse suborbitale, inférieure à la vitesse requise pour qu il se maintienne en orbite. Le premier vol suborbital américain eut lieu le 5 mai 1961, avec l astronaute Alan … Wikipédia en Français
Project Mercury — Duration 1959 1963 Goal Place Americans into orbit for as long as one day Achievements First manned flight: May 5, 1961 First orbital flight … Wikipedia
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
mercury — /merr kyeuh ree/, n., pl. mercuries. 1. Chem. a heavy, silver white, highly toxic metallic element, the only one that is liquid at room temperature; quicksilver: used in barometers, thermometers, pesticides, pharmaceutical preparations,… … Universalium
jugal pitline — a character of Actinopterygii where the jugal (or second suborbital bone) sensory canal is absent and represented by pitlines only … Dictionary of ichthyology
Minotaur (rocket family) — Minotaur I rocket launching Mightysat 2.1 The Minotaur is a family of American solid fuel rockets derived from converted Minuteman and Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles. They are built by Orbital Sciences Corporation. Two variants… … Wikipedia
Masten Space Systems — Masten Space Systems, Inc. Type Private Industry Aerospace and defense Founded 2004 … Wikipedia
2008 en astronautique — Années : 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 Décennies : 1970 1980 1990 2000 2010 2020 2030 Siècles : XXe siècle XXIe siècle … Wikipédia en Français
Mercury-Redstone 4 — Mission insignia Mission statistics Mission name Mercury Redstone 4 Spacecraft name Liberty Bell 7 Spacecraft mass 1,286 … Wikipedia
