- 行业: Aerospace
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The Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research.
The point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer. Opposite the nadir.
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A multiplier, x1024 from the second-to-last letter of the Latin alphabet. See the entry for CGPM.
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A multiplier, x1021 from the last letter of the Latin alphabet. See the entry for CGPM.
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A range of microwave radio frequencies in the neighborhood of 8 to 12 ghz.
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The gravitational force exerted on an object of a certain mass. The weight of mass m is mg Newtons, where g is the local acceleration due to a body's gravity.
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The distance that a wave from a single oscillation of electromagnetic radiation will propagate during the time required for one oscillation.
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A spacecraft orbit that precesses, wherein the location of periapsis changes with respect to the planet's surface in a useful way. See sun-synchronous.
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