53 relations: Ames Research Center, Atlas V, Aviation Week, Cabeus (crater), Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41, Cape Canaveral, Florida, Centaur (rocket stage), Chandrayaan-1, Clementine (spacecraft), Colonization of the Moon, Coordinated Universal Time, Delta II, Eastern Time Zone, EELV Secondary Payload Adapter, Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle, Federal government of the United States, Geocentric orbit, Hale Telescope, High Earth orbit, Hubble Space Telescope, Hydrogen, Hydroxy group, Joule, List of artificial objects on the Moon, Lunar Precursor Robotic Program, Lunar Prospector, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Lunar water, Monopropellant rocket, Moon, NASA, Northrop Grumman, Nuclear weapon, Omnidirectional antenna, Payload, Polar orbit, Popular Mechanics, Project A119, Robotic spacecraft, S band, Space Foundation, Spectroscopy, Systems Tool Kit, The Chosun Ilbo, TNT, TNT equivalent, Toronto Star, United Launch Alliance, United States, ..., Universe Today, Walter Cronkite, Water. Expand index (3 more) »
Ames Research Center
Ames Research Center (ARC), also known as NASA Ames, is a major NASA research center at Moffett Federal Airfield in California's Silicon Valley.
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Atlas V
Atlas V ("V" is pronounced "Five") is an expendable launch system in the Atlas rocket family.
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Aviation Week
The Aviation Week Network is a New-York based B2B publishing and event production company.
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Cabeus (crater)
Cabeus is a lunar impact crater that is located about from the south pole of the Moon.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station (CCAFS) (known as Cape Kennedy Air Force Station from 1963 to 1973) is an installation of the United States Air Force Space Command's 45th Space Wing.
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Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41
Cape Canaveral Air Force Station Space Launch Complex 41 (SLC-41), previously Launch Complex 41 (LC-41), is an active launch site at the north end of Cape Canaveral, Florida at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station.
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Cape Canaveral, Florida
Cape Canaveral is a city in Brevard County, Florida.
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Centaur (rocket stage)
Centaur has been designed to be the upper stage of space launch vehicles and is used on the Atlas V. Centaur was the world's first high-energy upper stage, burning liquid hydrogen (LH2) and liquid oxygen (LOX).
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Chandrayaan-1
Chandrayaan-1 (lit: Moon vehicle) was India's first lunar probe.
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Clementine (spacecraft)
Clementine (officially called the Deep Space Program Science Experiment (DSPSE)) was a joint space project between the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization (BMDO, previously the Strategic Defense Initiative Organization, or SDIO) and NASA.
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Colonization of the Moon
The colonization of the Moon is a proposed establishment of permanent human communities or robotic industries on the Moon.
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Coordinated Universal Time
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Delta II
Delta II is an expendable launch system, originally designed and built by McDonnell Douglas.
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Eastern Time Zone
The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing 17 U.S. states in the eastern part of the contiguous United States, parts of eastern Canada, the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico, Panama in Central America, and the Caribbean Islands.
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EELV Secondary Payload Adapter
The EELV Secondary Payload Adapter (ESPA) is a payload adapter ring for launching secondary payloads on EELV-class orbital launch vehicles.
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Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle
Evolved Expendable Launch Vehicle (EELV) is an expendable launch system program of the United States Air Force (USAF), intended to assure access to space for Department of Defense and other United States government payloads.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government) is the national government of the United States, a constitutional republic in North America, composed of 50 states, one district, Washington, D.C. (the nation's capital), and several territories.
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Geocentric orbit
A geocentric orbit or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Planet Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.
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Hale Telescope
The Hale telescope is a, f/3.3 reflecting telescope at the Palomar Observatory in California, US, named after astronomer George Ellery Hale.
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High Earth orbit
A high Earth orbit is a geocentric orbit with an altitude entirely above that of a geosynchronous orbit.
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Hubble Space Telescope
The Hubble Space Telescope (HST) is a space telescope that was launched into low Earth orbit in 1990 and remains in operation.
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Hydrogen
Hydrogen is a chemical element with symbol H and atomic number 1.
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Hydroxy group
A hydroxy or hydroxyl group is the entity with the formula OH.
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Joule
The joule (symbol: J) is a derived unit of energy in the International System of Units.
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List of artificial objects on the Moon
This is a partial listing of artificial materials on the Lunar surface.
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Lunar Precursor Robotic Program
The Lunar Precursor Robotic Program (LPRP) is a completed program of robotic spacecraft missions which NASA has used to prepare for future human spaceflight missions to the Moon by 2010.
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Lunar Prospector
Lunar Prospector was the third mission selected by NASA for full development and construction as part of the Discovery Program.
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Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit.
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Lunar water
Lunar water is water that is present on the Moon.
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Monopropellant rocket
A monopropellant rocket (or "monoprop rocket") is a rocket that uses a single chemical as its propellant.
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Moon
The Moon is an astronomical body that orbits planet Earth and is Earth's only permanent natural satellite.
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the executive branch of the United States federal government responsible for the civilian space program, as well as aeronautics and aerospace research.
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Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American global aerospace and defense technology company formed by Northrop's 1994 purchase of Grumman.
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Nuclear weapon
A nuclear weapon is an explosive device that derives its destructive force from nuclear reactions, either fission (fission bomb) or from a combination of fission and fusion reactions (thermonuclear bomb).
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Omnidirectional antenna
In radio communication, an omnidirectional antenna is a class of antenna which have an axis about which radio wave power is radiated symmetrically, and, upon that axis, is zero.
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Payload
Payload is the carrying capacity of an aircraft or launch vehicle, usually measured in terms of weight.
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Polar orbit
A polar orbit is one in which a satellite passes above or nearly above both poles of the body being orbited (usually a planet such as the Earth, but possibly another body such as the Moon or Sun) on each revolution.
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Popular Mechanics
Popular Mechanics is a classic magazine of popular science and technology.
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Project A119
Project A119, also known as A Study of Lunar Research Flights, was a top-secret plan developed in 1958 by the United States Air Force.
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Robotic spacecraft
A robotic spacecraft is an uncrewed spacecraft, usually under telerobotic control.
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S band
The S band is a designation by the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) for a part of the microwave band of the electromagnetic spectrum covering frequencies from 2 to 4 gigahertz (GHz).
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Space Foundation
Space Foundation is a Colorado-based nonprofit organization that advocates for all sectors of the global space industry through space awareness activities, educational programs and major industry events.
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Spectroscopy
Spectroscopy is the study of the interaction between matter and electromagnetic radiation.
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Systems Tool Kit
Systems Tool Kit (formerly Satellite Tool Kit), often referred to by its initials STK, is a physics-based software package from Analytical Graphics, Inc. that allows engineers and scientists to perform complex analyses of ground, sea, air, and space assets, and share results in one integrated solution.
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The Chosun Ilbo
The Chosun Ilbo is one of the major newspapers in South Korea.
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TNT
Trinitrotoluene (TNT), or more specifically 2,4,6-trinitrotoluene, is a chemical compound with the formula C6H2(NO2)3CH3.
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TNT equivalent
TNT equivalent is a convention for expressing energy, typically used to describe the energy released in an explosion.
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Toronto Star
The Toronto Star is a Canadian broadsheet daily newspaper.
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United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance (ULA) is a joint venture of Lockheed Martin Space Systems and Boeing Defense, Space & Security.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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Universe Today
Universe Today (UT) is a popular North American-based non-commercial space and astronomy news website.
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Walter Cronkite
Walter Leland Cronkite Jr. (November 4, 1916 – July 17, 2009) was an American broadcast journalist who served as anchorman for the CBS Evening News for 19 years (1962–1981).
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Water
Water is a transparent, tasteless, odorless, and nearly colorless chemical substance that is the main constituent of Earth's streams, lakes, and oceans, and the fluids of most living organisms.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/LCROSS