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291 relations: Acceleration, AECOM, Aerospace manufacturer, Akihiko Hoshide, AMOS-6 (satellite), Anesthesia, Arab Satellite Communications Organization, Ariane 5, Ariane 6, Arianespace, Arms race, Ars Technica, Artemis program, Atlas V, Atmospheric entry, Autonomous spaceport drone ship, Avionics, Axiom Mission 1, BAE Systems, BBC News, Beal Aerospace, Bloomberg News, Blue Origin, Bob Behnken, Boca Chica (Texas), Boca Chica Village, Texas, Boeing, Boeing 747, Booster (rocketry), Brownsville, Texas, Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 13, Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40, Carbon capture and storage, Carbon dioxide removal, Chair (officer), Chief executive officer, Chief operating officer, Chief product officer, Chief technology officer, CNBC, Commercial off-the-shelf, Commercial Orbital Transportation Services, Commercial Resupply Services, Communications satellite, Composite overwrapped pressure vessel, Conventional Prompt Strike, Corporate spin-off, Corporation, COVID-19, ... Expand index (241 more) »
- Commercial launch service providers
- Elon Musk
- Hyperloop
- Manufacturing companies established in 2002
- Technology companies established in 2002
Acceleration
In mechanics, acceleration is the rate of change of the velocity of an object with respect to time.
AECOM
AECOM (formerly AECOM Technology Corporation; stylised AΞCOM) is an American multinational infrastructure consulting firm.
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Aerospace manufacturer
An aerospace manufacturer is a company or individual involved in the various aspects of designing, building, testing, selling, and maintaining aircraft, aircraft parts, missiles, rockets, or spacecraft.
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Akihiko Hoshide
is a Japanese engineer, JAXA astronaut, and former commander of the International Space Station.
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AMOS-6 (satellite)
AMOS-6 was an Israeli communications satellite, one of the Spacecom AMOS series, that was built by Israel Aerospace Industries (IAI), a defense and aerospace company.
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Anesthesia
Anesthesia or anaesthesia is a state of controlled, temporary loss of sensation or awareness that is induced for medical or veterinary purposes.
Arab Satellite Communications Organization
The Arab Satellite Communications Organization (often abbreviated as Arabsat) is a communications satellite operator in the Arab World, headquartered in the city of Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.
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Ariane 5
Ariane 5 is a retired European heavy-lift space launch vehicle developed and operated by Arianespace for the European Space Agency (ESA).
Ariane 6
Ariane 6 is a European expendable launch system operated by Arianespace and developed and produced by ArianeGroup on behalf of the European Space Agency (ESA).
Arianespace
Arianespace SA is a French company founded in 1980 as the world's first commercial launch service provider. SpaceX and Arianespace are commercial launch service providers.
Arms race
An arms race occurs when two or more groups compete in military superiority.
Ars Technica
Ars Technica is a website covering news and opinions in technology, science, politics, and society, created by Ken Fisher and Jon Stokes in 1998.
Artemis program
The Artemis program is a Moon exploration program that is led by the United States' National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) and was formally established in 2017 via Space Policy Directive 1.
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Atlas V
Atlas V is an expendable launch system and the fifth major version in the Atlas launch vehicle family.
Atmospheric entry
Atmospheric entry (sometimes listed as Vimpact or Ventry) is the movement of an object from outer space into and through the gases of an atmosphere of a planet, dwarf planet, or natural satellite.
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Autonomous spaceport drone ship
An autonomous spaceport drone ship (ASDS) is an ocean-going vessel derived from a deck barge, outfitted with station-keeping engines and a large landing platform, and is autonomously positioned when on station for a landing.
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Avionics
Avionics (a blend of aviation and electronics) are the electronic systems used on aircraft.
Axiom Mission 1
Axiom Mission 1 (or Ax-1) was a privately funded and operated crewed mission to the International Space Station (ISS).
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BAE Systems
BAE Systems plc is a British multinational aerospace, defence and information security company, based in London, England.
BBC News
BBC News is an operational business division of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) responsible for the gathering and broadcasting of news and current affairs in the UK and around the world.
Beal Aerospace
Beal Aerospace was a launch vehicle development company founded in February 1997 by Andrew Beal, president of Beal Bank in Dallas, Texas. SpaceX and Beal Aerospace are private spaceflight companies.
Bloomberg News
Bloomberg News (originally Bloomberg Business News) is an international news agency headquartered in New York City and a division of Bloomberg L.P. Content produced by Bloomberg News is disseminated through Bloomberg Terminals, Bloomberg Television, Bloomberg Radio, Bloomberg Businessweek, Bloomberg Markets, Bloomberg.com, and Bloomberg's mobile platforms.
Blue Origin
Blue Origin Enterprises, L.P., commonly referred to as Blue Origin is an American aerospace manufacturer, government contractor, launch service provider, and space technologies company headquartered in Kent, Washington, United States. SpaceX and Blue Origin are aerospace companies of the United States and private spaceflight companies.
Bob Behnken
Robert Louis Behnken (born July 28, 1970) is an American engineer, a former NASA astronaut, and former Chief of the Astronaut Office.
Boca Chica (Texas)
Boca Chica is an area on the eastern portion of a subdelta peninsula of Cameron County, at the far south of the US State of Texas along the Gulf Coast.
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Boca Chica Village, Texas
Boca Chica Village or Kopernik Shores, formerly Kennedy Shores, is a small unincorporated community in Cameron County, Texas, United States.
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Boeing
The Boeing Company (or simply Boeing) is an American multinational corporation that designs, manufactures, and sells airplanes, rotorcraft, rockets, satellites, and missiles worldwide. SpaceX and Boeing are aerospace companies of the United States.
Boeing 747
The Boeing 747 is a long-range wide-body airliner designed and manufactured by Boeing Commercial Airplanes in the United States between 1968 and 2023.
Booster (rocketry)
A booster is a rocket (or rocket engine) used either in the first stage of a multistage launch vehicle or in parallel with longer-burning sustainer rockets to augment the space vehicle's takeoff thrust and payload capability.
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Brownsville, Texas
Brownsville is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the seat of Cameron County, located on the western Gulf Coast in South Texas, adjacent to the border with Matamoros, Tamaulipas, Mexico.
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Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 13
Launch Complex 13 (LC-13) was a launch complex at Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCAS), the third-most southerly of the original launch complexes known as Missile Row, lying between LC-12 and LC-14.
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Cape Canaveral Space Force Station
Cape Canaveral Space Force Station (CCSFS) is an installation of the United States Space Force's Space Launch Delta 45, located on Cape Canaveral in Brevard County, Florida.
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Cape Canaveral Space Launch Complex 40
Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40), sometimes pronounced Slick Forty and previously Launch Complex 40 (LC-40) is a launch pad for rockets located at the north end of Cape Canaveral Space Force Station, Florida.
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Carbon capture and storage
Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is a process in which a relatively pure stream of carbon dioxide (CO2) from industrial sources is separated, treated and transported to a long-term storage location.
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Carbon dioxide removal
Carbon dioxide removal (CDR) is a process in which carbon dioxide is removed from the atmosphere by deliberate human activities and durably stored in geological, terrestrial, or ocean reservoirs, or in products.
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Chair (officer)
The chair, also chairman, chairwoman, or chairperson, is the presiding officer of an organized group such as a board, committee, or deliberative assembly.
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Chief executive officer
A chief executive officer (CEO) (chief executive (CE), or managing director (MD) in the UK) is the highest officer charged with the management of an organization especially a company or nonprofit institution.
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Chief operating officer
A chief operating officer (COO) (or chief operations officer) is an executive in charge of the daily operations of an organization (i.e. personnel, resources, and logistics).
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Chief product officer
A chief product officer (CPO), sometimes known as head of product or VP of product, is a corporate title referring to an executive responsible for various product-related activities in an organization.
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Chief technology officer
A chief technology officer (CTO) (also known as a chief technical officer or chief technologist) is an officer tasked with managing technical operations of an organization.
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CNBC
CNBC is an American business news channel owned by NBCUniversal News Group, a unit of Comcast's NBCUniversal.
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Commercial off-the-shelf
Commercial-off-the-shelf or commercially available off-the-shelf (COTS) products are packaged or canned (ready-made) hardware or software, which are adapted aftermarket to the needs of the purchasing organization, rather than the commissioning of custom-made, or bespoke, solutions.
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Commercial Orbital Transportation Services
Commercial Orbital Transportation Services (COTS) was a NASA program to spur the development of private spacecraft and launch vehicles for deliveries to the International Space Station (ISS).
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Commercial Resupply Services
Commercial Resupply Services (CRS) are a series of flights awarded by NASA for the delivery of cargo and supplies to the International Space Station (ISS) on commercially operated spacecraft.
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Communications satellite
A communications satellite is an artificial satellite that relays and amplifies radio telecommunication signals via a transponder; it creates a communication channel between a source transmitter and a receiver at different locations on Earth.
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Composite overwrapped pressure vessel
A composite overwrapped pressure vessel (COPV) is a vessel consisting of a thin, non-structural liner wrapped with a structural fiber composite, designed to hold a fluid under pressure.
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Conventional Prompt Strike
Conventional Prompt Strike (CPS), formerly called Prompt Global Strike (PGS), is a United States military effort to develop a system that can deliver a precision-guided conventional weapon strike anywhere in the world within one hour, in a similar manner to a nuclear ICBM.
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Corporate spin-off
A corporate spin-off, also known as a spin-out, or starburst or hive-off, is a type of corporate action where a company "splits off" a section as a separate business or creates a second incarnation, even if the first is still active.
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Corporation
A corporation is an organization—usually a group of people or a company—authorized by the state to act as a single entity (a legal entity recognized by private and public law as "born out of statute"; a legal person in a legal context) and recognized as such in law for certain purposes.
COVID-19
Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) is a contagious disease caused by the coronavirus SARS-CoV-2.
Crew Dragon Demo-1
Crew Dragon Demo-1 (officially Crew Demo-1, SpaceX Demo-1, or Demonstration Mission-1) was the first orbital test of the Dragon 2 spacecraft.
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Crew Dragon Demo-2
Crew Dragon Demo-2 (officially Crew Demo-2, SpaceX Demo-2, or Demonstration Mission-2) was the first crewed test flight of the Crew Dragon spacecraft.
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Crew Dragon Endeavour
Crew Dragon Endeavour (Dragon capsule C206) is a Crew Dragon space capsule manufactured and operated by SpaceX and used by NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test
SpaceX Crew Dragon In-Flight Abort Test (also known as Crew Dragon Launch Escape Demonstration) was a successful test of the SpaceX Dragon 2 abort system, conducted on 19 January 2020.
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Crew Dragon Pad Abort Test
The Crew Dragon Pad Abort Test (officially known as the SpaceX Pad Abort Test) was a spacecraft test conducted by SpaceX on 6 May 2015 from the Space Launch Complex 40 (SLC-40) at Cape Canaveral Air Force Station, Florida.
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Crew Dragon Resilience
Crew Dragon Resilience (Dragon C207) is a Crew Dragon spacecraft manufactured by SpaceX and built under NASA's Commercial Crew Program.
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DARPA Falcon Project
The DARPA FALCON Project (Force Application and Launch from Continental United States) was a two-part joint project between the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) and the United States Air Force (USAF) and is part of Prompt Global Strike.
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Deep Space Climate Observatory
Deep Space Climate Observatory (DSCOVR; formerly known as Triana, unofficially known as GoreSat) is a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) space weather, space climate, and Earth observation satellite.
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Delaware
Delaware is a state in the Mid-Atlantic and Northeastern region of the United States.
Delta IV
Delta IV was a group of five expendable launch systems in the Delta rocket family.
Deutsche Welle
("German Wave"), commonly shortened to DW, is a German public, state-owned international broadcaster funded by the German federal tax budget.
Development of the Commercial Crew Program
Development of the Commercial Crew Program (CCDev) began in the second round of the program, which was rescoped from a smaller technology development program for human spaceflight to a competitive development program that would produce the spacecraft to be used to provide crew transportation services to and from the International Space Station (ISS).
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Direct air capture
Direct air capture (DAC) is the use of chemical or physical processes to extract carbon dioxide directly from the ambient air.
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Diving mask
A diving mask (also half mask, dive mask or scuba mask) is an item of diving equipment that allows underwater divers, including scuba divers, free-divers, and snorkelers, to see clearly underwater.
Dnepr (rocket)
The Dnepr rocket (translit; translit) was a space launch vehicle named after the Dnieper River.
Double Asteroid Redirection Test
Double Asteroid Redirection Test (DART) was a NASA space mission aimed at testing a method of planetary defense against near-Earth objects (NEOs).
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Doug Hurley
Douglas Gerald Hurley (born October 21, 1966) is an American engineer, former Marine Corps pilot and former NASA astronaut.
Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit
The Dragon Spacecraft Qualification Unit was a boilerplate version of the Dragon spacecraft manufactured by SpaceX.
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El Segundo, California
El Segundo (The Second) is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.
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Elon Musk
Elon Reeve Musk (born June 28, 1971) is a businessman and investor known for his key roles in space company SpaceX and automotive company Tesla, Inc. Other involvements include ownership of X Corp., the company that operates the social media platform X (formerly known as Twitter), and his role in the founding of The Boring Company, xAI, Neuralink and OpenAI. SpaceX and Elon Musk are Hyperloop.
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster is an electric sports car that served as the dummy payload for the February 2018 Falcon Heavy test flight and became an artificial satellite of the Sun. SpaceX and Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster are Elon Musk.
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Embedded software
Embedded software is computer software, written to control machines or devices that are not typically thought of as computers, commonly known as embedded systems.
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European Space Agency
The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration.
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Expedition 64
Expedition 64 was the 64th long-duration expedition to the International Space Station (ISS) that began on 21 October 2020 with the undocking and departure of Soyuz MS-16.
Expendable launch system
An expendable launch system (or expendable launch vehicle/ELV) is a launch vehicle that can be launched only once, after which its components are either destroyed during reentry or discarded in space.
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Extravehicular activity
Extravehicular activity (EVA) is any activity done by an astronaut in outer space outside a spacecraft.
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Falcon 1
Falcon 1 was a small-lift launch vehicle that was operated from 2006 to 2009 by SpaceX, an American aerospace manufacturer.
Falcon 9
Falcon 9 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.
Falcon 9 Block 5
Falcon 9 Block 5 is a partially reusable, human-rated, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.
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Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests
The Falcon 9 first-stage landing tests were a series of controlled-descent flight tests conducted by SpaceX between 2013 and 2016.
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Falcon 9 flight 20
Falcon 9 flight 20 (also known as Orbcomm OG2 M2) was a Falcon 9 space launch that occurred on 22 December 2015 at 01:29:00 UTC (21 December, 8:29:00 pm local time).
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Falcon 9 Full Thrust
Falcon 9 Full Thrust (also known as Falcon 9 v1.2) is a partially reusable, two-stage-to-orbit, medium-lift launch vehicle designed and manufactured in the United States by SpaceX.
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Falcon 9 prototypes
Falcon 9 prototypes were experimental flight test reusable rockets that performed vertical takeoffs and landings.
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Falcon 9 v1.0
The Falcon 9 v1.0 was the first member of the Falcon 9 launch vehicle family, designed and manufactured by SpaceX in Hawthorne, California.
Falcon 9 v1.1
Falcon 9 v1.1 was the second version of SpaceX's Falcon 9 orbital launch vehicle.
Falcon Heavy
Falcon Heavy is a heavy-lift launch vehicle with partial reusability that can carry cargo into Earth orbit, and beyond.
Falcon Heavy test flight
The Falcon Heavy test flight (also known as the Falcon Heavy demonstration mission) was the first attempt by SpaceX to launch a Falcon Heavy rocket on February 6, 2018, at 20:45 UTC.
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Federal Aviation Administration
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is a U.S. federal government agency within the U.S. Department of Transportation which regulates civil aviation in the United States and surrounding international waters.
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Federal Communications Commission
The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) is an independent agency of the United States government that regulates communications by radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable across the United States.
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Federal government of the United States
The federal government of the United States (U.S. federal government or U.S. government) is the national government of the United States, a federal republic located primarily in North America, composed of 50 states, five major self-governing territories, several island possessions, and the federal district/national capital of Washington, D.C., where most of the federal government is based.
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Fidelity Investments
Fidelity Investments, formerly known as Fidelity Management & Research (FMR), is an American multinational financial services corporation based in Boston, Massachusetts.
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Floating launch vehicle operations platform
A floating launch vehicle operations platform is a marine vessel used for launch or landing operations of an orbital launch vehicle by a launch service provider: putting satellites into orbit around Earth or another celestial body, or recovering first-stage boosters from orbital-class flights by making a propulsive landing on the platform.
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Fox Business
Fox Business (officially known as Fox Business Network, or FBN) is an American conservative business news channel and website publication owned by the Fox News Media division of Fox Corporation.
Gateway Logistics Services
The Gateway Logistics Services (acronymized as GLS) will be a series of uncrewed spaceflights to the Lunar Gateway space station, with the purpose of providing logistical services to the Gateway.
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Geostationary transfer orbit
A geostationary transfer orbit (GTO) or geosynchronous transfer orbit is a type of geocentric orbit.
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Glenn Research Center
NASA John H. Glenn Research Center at Lewis Field is a NASA center within the cities of Brook Park and Cleveland between Cleveland Hopkins International Airport and the Rocky River Reservation of Cleveland Metroparks, with a subsidiary facility in Sandusky, Ohio.
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Google LLC is an American multinational corporation and technology company focusing on online advertising, search engine technology, cloud computing, computer software, quantum computing, e-commerce, consumer electronics, and artificial intelligence (AI).
Google Cloud Platform
Google Cloud Platform (GCP) is a suite of cloud computing services offered by Google that provides a series of modular cloud services including computing, data storage, data analytics, and machine learning, alongside a set of management tools.
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Government Accountability Office
The U.S. Government Accountability Office (GAO) is an independent, nonpartisan government agency within the legislative branch that provides auditing, evaluative, and investigative services for the United States Congress.
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GPS Block III
GPS Block III (previously Block IIIA) consists of the first ten GPS III satellites, which will be used to keep the Navstar Global Positioning System operational.
Greenhouse
A greenhouse is a special structure that is designed to regulate the temperature and humidity of the environment inside.
Gulf of Mexico
The Gulf of Mexico (Golfo de México) is an ocean basin and a marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean, mostly surrounded by the North American continent.
Gwynne Shotwell
Gwynne Shotwell (Rowley, previously Gurevich; born November 23, 1963) is an American businesswoman and engineer.
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Hall-effect thruster
In spacecraft propulsion, a Hall-effect thruster (HET) is a type of ion thruster in which the propellant is accelerated by an electric field.
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Hawthorne, California
Hawthorne is a city in the Los Angeles metropolitan area, located in southwestern Los Angeles County, California.
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Heavy-lift launch vehicle
A heavy-lift launch vehicle is an orbital launch vehicle capable of generating a large amount of lift to reach its intended orbit.
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Heliocentric orbit
A heliocentric orbit (also called circumsolar orbit) is an orbit around the barycenter of the Solar System, which is usually located within or very near the surface of the Sun.
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Helium
Helium (from lit) is a chemical element; it has symbol He and atomic number 2.
Human spaceflight
Human spaceflight (also referred to as manned spaceflight or crewed spaceflight) is spaceflight with a crew or passengers aboard a spacecraft, often with the spacecraft being operated directly by the onboard human crew.
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Human-rating certification
Human-rating certification, also known as man-rating or crew-rating, is the certification of a spacecraft or launch vehicle as capable of safely transporting humans.
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Hypergolic propellant
A hypergolic propellant is a rocket propellant combination used in a rocket engine, whose components spontaneously ignite when they come into contact with each other.
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Hyperloop pod competition
The Hyperloop Pod Competition was an annual competition sponsored by SpaceX from 2015 to 2019 in which a number of student and non-student teams participated to design—and for some teams, build—a subscale prototype transport vehicle in order to demonstrate technical feasibility of various aspects of the Hyperloop concept. SpaceX and Hyperloop pod competition are Hyperloop.
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IDIQ
In U.S. Federal government contracting, IDIQ is an abbreviation of the term indefinite delivery/indefinite quantity.
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Inspiration4
Inspiration4 (stylized as Inspirati④n) was a 2021 human spaceflight operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman.
International Space Station
The International Space Station (ISS) is a large space station assembled and maintained in low Earth orbit by a collaboration of five space agencies and their contractors: NASA (United States), Roscosmos (Russia), ESA (Europe), JAXA (Japan), and CSA (Canada).
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Internet of things
The Internet of things (IoT) describes devices with sensors, processing ability, software and other technologies that connect and exchange data with other devices and systems over the Internet or other communications networks.
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Interplanetary spaceflight
Interplanetary spaceflight or interplanetary travel is the crewed or uncrewed travel between stars and planets, usually within a single planetary system.
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Irvine, California
Irvine is the largest city and a master-planned city in central Orange County, California, United States, in the Los Angeles metropolitan area.
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Jared Isaacman
Jared Isaacman (born February 11, 1983) is an American entrepreneur, pilot, philanthropist, and space tourist.
JAXA
The is the Japanese national air and space agency.
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Jet Propulsion Laboratory (JPL) is a Federally Funded Research and Development Center (FFRDC) in La Cañada Flintridge, California, Crescenta Valley, United States. SpaceX and Jet Propulsion Laboratory are science and technology in Greater Los Angeles.
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Jim Bridenstine
James Frederick Bridenstine (born June 15, 1975) is an American military officer and politician who served as the 13th administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
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Jim Cantrell
Jim Cantrell is an American entrepreneur, mechanical engineer and road racer.
K. Megan McArthur
Katherine Megan McArthur (born August 30, 1971) is an American oceanographer, engineer, and NASA astronaut.
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Kennedy Space Center
The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten field centers.
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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A
Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch pads, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.
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Kimbal Musk
Kimbal James Musk (born 20 September 1972) is a South African restaurateur, chef, and entrepreneur.
Krypton
Krypton (from translit 'the hidden one') is a chemical element; it has symbol Kr and atomic number 36.
Landing Zones 1 and 2
Landing Zone 1 and Landing Zone 2, also known as LZ-1 and LZ-2 respectively, are landing facilities on Cape Canaveral Space Force Station for recovering components of SpaceX's VTVL reusable launch vehicles.
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Launch escape system
A launch escape system (LES) or launch abort system (LAS) is a crew-safety system connected to a space capsule.
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Launch vehicle
A launch vehicle is typically a rocket-powered vehicle designed to carry a payload (a crewed spacecraft or satellites) from Earth's surface or lower atmosphere to outer space.
Launch vehicle system tests
Launch vehicle system tests assess the readiness of a launch system to safely reach orbit.
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Light pollution
Light pollution is the presence of any unwanted, inappropriate, or excessive artificial lighting.
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Liquid oxygen
Liquid oxygen, sometimes abbreviated as LOX or LOXygen, is a clear light sky-blue liquid form of dioxygen.
Liquid-propellant rocket
A liquid-propellant rocket or liquid rocket utilizes a rocket engine burning liquid propellants.
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List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches
Since June 2010, rockets from the Falcon 9 family have been launched times, with full mission successes, three failures, and one partial failure.
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List of Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launches (2020–2022)
From January 2020, to the end of 2022, Falcon 9 was launched 117 times, all successful, and landed boosters successfully on 111 of those flights.
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Lockheed Martin
The Lockheed Martin Corporation is an American aerospace and defense manufacturer with worldwide interests. SpaceX and Lockheed Martin are aerospace companies of the United States.
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Lori Garver
Lori Beth Garver (born May 22, 1961, in Lansing, Michigan) is a former Deputy Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA).
Los Angeles Air Force Base
Los Angeles Air Force Base (LAAFB) is a United States Space Force base located in El Segundo, California.
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Los Angeles Business Journal
The Los Angeles Business Journal, established in 1979, is a weekly newspaper and online news source in Los Angeles, California, which provides coverage of local business news.
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Los Angeles Times
The Los Angeles Times is a regional American daily newspaper that began publishing in Los Angeles, California in 1881.
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Low Earth orbit
A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.
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Luke Nosek
Łukasz Nosek (born June 1975) is a Polish-American entrepreneur, notable for being a co-founder of PayPal.
Lunar Gateway
The Lunar Gateway, or simply Gateway, is a space station which is planned to be assembled in orbit around the Moon.
Mars Society
The Mars Society is a nonprofit organization that advocates for human exploration and colonization of Mars.
Marshall Islands
The Marshall Islands (Ṃajeḷ), officially the Republic of the Marshall Islands (Aolepān Aorōkin Ṃajeḷ), is an island country west of the International Date Line and north of the equator in the Micronesia region in the Northwestern Pacific Ocean.
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Max q
The max q, or maximum dynamic pressure, condition is the point when an aerospace vehicle's atmospheric flight reaches the maximum difference between the fluid dynamics total pressure and the ambient static pressure.
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McDonnell Douglas
McDonnell Douglas Corporation was a major American aerospace manufacturing corporation and defense contractor, formed by the merger of McDonnell Aircraft and the Douglas Aircraft Company in 1967. SpaceX and McDonnell Douglas are aerospace companies of the United States.
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McGregor, Texas
McGregor is a city in McLennan and Coryell counties in the U.S. state of Texas.
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Medium-lift launch vehicle
A medium-lift launch vehicle (MLV) is a rocket launch vehicle that is capable of lifting between by NASA classification or between by Russian classification of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO).
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Methane
Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula (one carbon atom bonded to four hydrogen atoms).
Michael D. Griffin
Michael Douglas Griffin (born November 1, 1949) is an American physicist and aerospace engineer who served as the Under Secretary of Defense for Research and Engineering from 2018 to 2020.
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Michael S. Hopkins
Michael Scott "Mike" Hopkins (born December 28, 1968) is a United States Space Force colonel and a former NASA astronaut.
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Microsoft Azure
Microsoft Azure, or just Azure (/ˈæʒər, ˈeɪʒər/ ''AZH-ər, AY-zhər'', UK also /ˈæzjʊər, ˈeɪzjʊər/ ''AZ-ure, AY-zure''), is the cloud computing platform developed by Microsoft.
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Midget submarine
A midget submarine is any submarine under 150 tons, typically operated by a crew of one or two but sometimes up to six or nine, with little or no on-board living accommodation.
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Millennium Falcon
The Millennium Falcon is a fictional starship in the Star Wars franchise.
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Missile defense
Missile defense is a system, weapon, or technology involved in the detection, tracking, interception, and also the destruction of attacking missiles.
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Multistage rocket
A multistage rocket or step rocket is a launch vehicle that uses two or more rocket stages, each of which contains its own engines and propellant.
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NASA
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.
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National Reconnaissance Office
The National Reconnaissance Office (NRO) is a member of the United States Intelligence Community and an agency of the United States Department of Defense which designs, builds, launches, and operates the reconnaissance satellites of the U.S. federal government.
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National Security Space Launch
National Security Space Launch (NSSL) is a program of the United States Space Force (USSF) intended to assure access to space for United States Department of Defense and other United States government payloads.
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Nature Communications
Nature Communications is a peer-reviewed, open access, scientific journal published by Nature Portfolio since 2010.
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NBCUniversal
NBCUniversal Media, LLC (abbreviated as NBCU and doing business as simply NBCUniversal or Comcast NBCUniversal since 2013) is an American multinational mass media and entertainment conglomerate that is a subsidiary of Comcast and is headquartered at 30 Rockefeller Plaza in Midtown Manhattan in New York City.
Nexstar Media Group
Nexstar Media Group, Inc. is an American publicly traded media company with headquarters in Irving, Texas, Midtown Manhattan, and Chicago.
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Northrop Corporation
Northrop Corporation was an American aircraft manufacturer from its formation in 1939 until its 1994 merger with Grumman to form Northrop Grumman. SpaceX and Northrop Corporation are manufacturing companies based in Greater Los Angeles and technology companies based in Greater Los Angeles.
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Northrop Grumman
Northrop Grumman Corporation is an American multinational aerospace and defense company. SpaceX and Northrop Grumman are aerospace companies of the United States and technology companies based in Greater Los Angeles.
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NPR
National Public Radio (NPR, stylized as npr) is an American public broadcasting organization headquartered in Washington, D.C., with its NPR West headquarters in Culver City, California.
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Occupational burnout
The ICD-11 of the World Health Organization (WHO) describes occupational burnout as an occupational phenomenon resulting from chronic workplace stress that hasn't been successfully managed, with symptoms characterized by "feelings of energy depletion or exhaustion; increased mental distance from one’s job, or feelings of negativism or cynicism related to one's job; and reduced professional efficacy." It is classified as a mismatch between the challenges of work and a person's mental and physical resources, but is not recognized by the WHO as a medical condition.
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Omelek Island
Omelek Island (Marshallese: Kom̧le, pronounced) is part of the Kwajalein Atoll in the Republic of the Marshall Islands.
Orbital spaceflight
An orbital spaceflight (or orbital flight) is a spaceflight in which a spacecraft is placed on a trajectory where it could remain in space for at least one orbit.
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Outer space
Outer space (or simply space) is the expanse that exists beyond Earth's atmosphere and between celestial bodies.
Paz (satellite)
Paz (Spanish for "Peace") is a Spanish Earth observation and reconnaissance satellite launched on 22 February 2018.
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Peer review
Peer review is the evaluation of work by one or more people with similar competencies as the producers of the work (peers).
Pioneer Aerospace Corporation
Pioneer Aerospace Corporation is one of the largest aerodynamic deceleration manufacturers in the world. SpaceX and Pioneer Aerospace Corporation are aerospace companies of the United States.
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Polaris Dawn
Polaris Dawn is a planned private human spaceflight mission, operated by SpaceX on behalf of Shift4 Payments CEO Jared Isaacman, The flight will be using a Crew Dragon capsule, and is the first of three planned missions in the Polaris program.
President (corporate title)
A president is a leader of an organization, company, community, club, trade union, university or other group.
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Pressure vessel
A pressure vessel is a container designed to hold gases or liquids at a pressure substantially different from the ambient pressure.
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Private equity
Private equity (PE) is capital stock in a private company that does not offer stock to the general public.
Private spaceflight
Private spaceflight refers to spaceflight activities undertaken by non-governmental entities, such as corporations, individuals, or non-profit organizations.
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Privately held company
A privately held company (or simply a private company) is a company whose shares and related rights or obligations are not offered for public subscription or publicly negotiated in their respective listed markets.
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Project West Ford
Project West Ford (also known as Westford Needles and Project Needles) was a test carried out by Massachusetts Institute of Technology's Lincoln Laboratory on behalf of the United States military in 1961 and 1963 to create an artificial ionosphere above the Earth.
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Prometheus Books
Prometheus Books is a publishing company founded in August 1969 by the philosopher Paul Kurtz (who was also the founder of the Council for Secular Humanism, Center for Inquiry, and co-founder of the Committee for Skeptical Inquiry).
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Propellant tank
A propellant tank is a container which is part of a vehicle, where propellant is stored prior to use.
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Proton (rocket family)
Proton (Russian: Протон) (formal designation: UR-500) is an expendable launch system used for both commercial and Russian government space launches.
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RatSat
RatSat or DemoSat is an aluminum mass simulator on the fourth flight of the Falcon 1 rocket, launched on 28 September 2008.
RazakSAT
RazakSAT is a Malaysian Earth observation satellite carrying a high-resolution camera.
Reaction control system
A reaction control system (RCS) is a spacecraft system that uses thrusters to provide attitude control and translation.
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Reconnaissance satellite
A reconnaissance satellite or intelligence satellite (commonly, although unofficially, referred to as a spy satellite) is an Earth observation satellite or communications satellite deployed for military or intelligence applications.
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Redmond, Washington
Redmond is a city in King County, Washington, United States, located east of Seattle.
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Reusable launch vehicle
A reusable launch vehicle has parts that can be recovered and reflown, while carrying payloads from the surface to outer space.
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Reuters
Reuters is a news agency owned by Thomson Reuters.
Rick Stanton
Richard William Stanton, (born 1961) is a British civilian cave diver who specialises in rescues through the Cave Rescue Organisation and the British Cave Rescue Council.
Robert Zubrin
Robert Zubrin (born April 9, 1952) is an American aerospace engineer, author, and advocate for human exploration of Mars.
Rocket engine
A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellants as the reaction mass for forming a high-speed propulsive jet of fluid, usually high-temperature gas.
Rocket engine test facility
A rocket engine test facility is a location where rocket engines may be tested on the ground, under controlled conditions.
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Rocket propellant
Rocket propellant is the reaction mass of a rocket.
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Rocketplane Kistler
Rocketplane Kistler (RpK) was a reusable launch system firm originally based in Oklahoma. SpaceX and Rocketplane Kistler are aerospace companies of the United States and private spaceflight companies.
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Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site
The Ronald Reagan Ballistic Missile Defense Test Site, commonly referred to as the Reagan Test Site (formerly Kwajalein Missile Range), is a missile test range in Marshall Islands (Pacific Ocean).
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RP-1
RP-1 (alternatively, Rocket Propellant-1 or Refined Petroleum-1) is a highly refined form of kerosene outwardly similar to jet fuel, used as rocket fuel.
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RTX Corporation
RTX Corporation, formerly Raytheon Technologies Corporation, is an American multinational aerospace and defense conglomerate headquartered in Arlington, Virginia. SpaceX and RTX Corporation are aerospace companies of the United States.
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Russian invasion of Ukraine
On 24 February 2022, in a major escalation of the Russo-Ukrainian War, which started in 2014.
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Satellite collision
Strictly speaking, a satellite collision is when two satellites collide while in orbit around a third, much larger body, such as a planet or moon.
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Satellite constellation
A satellite constellation is a group of artificial satellites working together as a system.
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Scale model
A scale model is a physical model that is geometrically similar to an object (known as the prototype).
SES-10
SES-10, is a geostationary communications satellite awarded in February 2014, owned and operated by SES and designed and manufactured by Airbus Defence and Space on the Eurostar-3000 satellite bus.
Sexual harassment
Sexual harassment is a type of harassment involving the use of explicit or implicit sexual overtones, including the unwelcome and inappropriate promises of rewards in exchange for sexual favors.
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Shane Kimbrough
Robert Shane Kimbrough (born June 4, 1967) is a retired United States Army officer and NASA astronaut.
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Shannon Walker
Shannon Walker (born June 4, 1965) is an American physicist and a NASA astronaut selected in 2004.
Shift4
Shift4 Payments, Inc. is an American payment processing company based in Allentown, Pennsylvania.
Small satellite
A small satellite, miniaturized satellite, or smallsat is a satellite of low mass and size, usually under.
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Soichi Noguchi
is a Japanese aeronautical engineer and former JAXA astronaut.
SolarCity
SolarCity Corporation was a publicly traded company headquartered in Fremont, California, that sold and installed solar energy generation systems as well as other related products and services to residential, commercial, and industrial customers. SpaceX and SolarCity are Elon Musk.
Soyuz (spacecraft)
Soyuz is a series of spacecraft which has been in service since the 1960s, having made more than 140 flights.
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Space Act Agreement
Space Act Agreements (abbreviated SAA) are a type of legal agreement specified in the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (and subsequent congressional authorizations) that uniquely empowers the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) to work with any entity that enables fulfillment of the Administration's mandate.
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Space capsule
A space capsule is a spacecraft designed to transport cargo, scientific experiments, and/or astronauts to and from space.
Space Development Agency
The Space Development Agency (SDA) is a United States Space Force direct-reporting unit tasked with deploying disruptive space technology.
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Space industry
Space industry refers to economic activities related to manufacturing components that go into outer space (Earth's orbit or beyond), delivering them to those regions, and related services.
Space launch
Space launch is the earliest part of a flight that reaches space.
Space Systems Command
Space Systems Command (SSC) is the United States Space Force's space development, acquisition, launch, and logistics field command. SpaceX and space Systems Command are science and technology in Greater Los Angeles.
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Spacecraft
A spacecraft is a vehicle that is designed to fly and operate in outer space.
SpaceNews
SpaceNews is a print and digital publication that covers business and political news in the space and satellite industry.
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 1 was the first orbital spaceflight of the Dragon cargo spacecraft, and the second overall flight of the Falcon 9 rocket manufactured by SpaceX.
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SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2
SpaceX COTS Demo Flight 2 (COTS 2), also known as Dragon C2+, was the second test-flight for SpaceX's uncrewed Cargo Dragon spacecraft.
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SpaceX Crew-1
SpaceX Crew-1 (was also known as USCV-1 or simply Crew-1) was the first operational crewed flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the maiden flight of the Crew Dragon ''Resilience'' spacecraft.
SpaceX Crew-2
SpaceX Crew-2 was the second operational flight of a Crew Dragon spacecraft, and the third overall crewed orbital flight of the Commercial Crew Program.
SpaceX CRS-1
SpaceX CRS-1, also known as SpX-1, was SpaceX's first operational cargo mission to the International Space Station, under their Commercial Resupply Services (CRS-1) contract with NASA.
SpaceX CRS-11
SpaceX CRS-11, also known as SpX-11, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station, launched successfully on 3 June 2017.
SpaceX CRS-20
SpaceX CRS-20 (CRS-20), also known as SpaceX-20, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) launched on 7 March 2020.
SpaceX CRS-23
SpaceX CRS-23, also known as SpX-23, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station, successfully launched on 29 August 2021 and docking the following day.
SpaceX CRS-7
SpaceX CRS-7, also known as SpX-7, was a private American Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station, contracted to NASA, which launched and failed on June 28, 2015.
SpaceX CRS-8
SpaceX CRS-8, also known as SpX-8, was a Commercial Resupply Service mission to the International Space Station (ISS) which was launched on April 8, 2016, at 20:43 UTC.
SpaceX Draco
The SpaceX Draco is a hypergolic liquid rocket engine designed and built by SpaceX for use in their space capsules.
SpaceX Dragon
Dragon is a family of spacecraft developed and produced by American private space transportation company SpaceX.
SpaceX Dragon 2
Dragon 2 is a class of partially reusable spacecraft developed, manufactured, and operated by American space company SpaceX, for flights to the International Space Station (ISS) and private spaceflight missions.
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SpaceX Kestrel
The SpaceX Kestrel was an LOX/RP-1 pressure-fed rocket engine.
SpaceX launch vehicles
SpaceX manufactures launch vehicles to operate its launch provider services and to execute its various exploration goals.
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SpaceX Mars Colonization Program
SpaceX Mars colonization program (also referred to as Occupy Mars colloquially amongst SpaceX's fans) is an ambition of the company SpaceX and particularly of its founder Elon Musk to colonize Mars.
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SpaceX Merlin
Merlin is a family of rocket engines developed by SpaceX for use on its Falcon 1, Falcon 9 and Falcon Heavy launch vehicles.
SpaceX Raptor
Raptor is a family of rocket engines developed and manufactured by SpaceX.
SpaceX Starbase
Starbase is an industrial complex for Starship rockets, located near Brownsville, Texas, United States.
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SpaceX Starshield
Starshield is a business unit of SpaceX for the creation of purpose-built low-Earth-orbit satellites designed to provide new "disruptive" military space capabilities to U.S. and allied governments.
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SpaceX Starship
Starship is a two-stage fully reusable super heavy-lift launch vehicle under development by SpaceX.
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SpaceX Starship (spacecraft)
Starship is a spacecraft and second stage under development by American aerospace company SpaceX.
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SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 1
Starship integrated flight test 1 was the first flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle.
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SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 2
Starship integrated flight test 2 was the second flight test of SpaceX Starship launch vehicle.
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SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 3
Starship integrated flight test 3 was the third flight test of the SpaceX Starship launch vehicle.
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SpaceX Starship integrated flight test 4
Starship integrated flight test 4 was the fourth flight test of a prototype Starship launch vehicle, the world's most powerful rocket.
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SpaceX Super Heavy
Super Heavy is the first stage of the SpaceX Starship super heavy-lift launch vehicle, which it composes in combination with the Starship second-stage.
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Staged combustion cycle
The staged combustion cycle (sometimes known as topping cycle, preburner cycle, or closed cycle) is a power cycle of a bipropellant rocket engine.
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Starlink
Starlink is a satellite internet constellation operated by Starlink Services, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of American aerospace company SpaceX, providing coverage to 80 countries.
Starlink in the Russo-Ukrainian War
In February 2022, two days after Russia's full-scale invasion, Ukraine requested American aerospace company SpaceX to activate their Starlink satellite internet service in the country to replace internet and communication networks degraded or destroyed during the war.
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Steve Jurvetson
Stephen T. Jurvetson (born March 1, 1967) is an American billionaire businessman and venture capitalist.
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Sub-orbital spaceflight
A sub-orbital spaceflight is a spaceflight in which the spacecraft reaches outer space, but its trajectory intersects the surface of the gravitating body from which it was launched.
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Subsidy
A subsidy or government incentive is a type of government expenditure for individuals and households, as well as businesses with the aim of stabilizing the economy.
Sun-synchronous orbit
A Sun-synchronous orbit (SSO), also called a heliosynchronous orbit, is a nearly polar orbit around a planet, in which the satellite passes over any given point of the planet's surface at the same local mean solar time.
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Super heavy-lift launch vehicle
A super heavy-lift launch vehicle is a rocket that can lift to low Earth orbit a "super heavy payload", which is defined as more than by the United States and as more than by Russia.
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SuperDraco
SuperDraco is a hypergolic propellant rocket engine designed and built by SpaceX.
Swarm Technologies
Swarm Technologies, Inc. is a company building a low Earth orbit satellite constellation for communications with Internet of things (IoT) devices using a store and forward design. SpaceX and Swarm Technologies are aerospace companies of the United States.
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Telecommunications
Telecommunication, often used in its plural form or abbreviated as telecom, is the transmission of information with an immediacy comparable to face-to-face communication.
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Telecommunications industry
The telecommunications industries within the sector of information and communication technology is made up of all telecommunications/telephone companies and internet service providers and plays a crucial role in the evolution of mobile communications and the information society.
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Tesla Roadster (first generation)
The Tesla Roadster is a battery electric sports car, based on the Lotus Elise chassis, produced by Tesla Motors (now Tesla, Inc.) from 2008 to 2012.
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Tesla, Inc.
Tesla, Inc. is an American multinational automotive and clean energy company. SpaceX and Tesla, Inc. are Elon Musk.
Tham Luang cave rescue
In June and July 2018, a junior association football team was rescued from Tham Luang Nang Non, a cave system in Chiang Rai province, northern Thailand.
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The Aerospace Corporation
The Aerospace Corporation is an American nonprofit corporation that operates a federally funded research and development center (FFRDC) in El Segundo, California. SpaceX and the Aerospace Corporation are aerospace companies of the United States, science and technology in Greater Los Angeles and technology companies based in Greater Los Angeles.
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The Boring Company
The Boring Company (TBC) is an American infrastructure, tunnel construction services, and equipment company founded by Elon Musk. SpaceX and The Boring Company are Elon Musk and Hyperloop.
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The Hill (newspaper)
The Hill is an American newspaper and digital media company based in Washington, D.C., that was founded in 1994.
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The Pentagon
The Pentagon is the headquarters building of the United States Department of Defense, in Arlington County, Virginia, across the Potomac River from Washington, D.C. The building was constructed on an accelerated schedule during World War II.
The Wall Street Journal
The Wall Street Journal (WSJ), also referred to simply as the Journal, is an American newspaper based in New York City, with a focus on business and finance.
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Thomas Pesquet
Thomas Gautier Pesquet (born 27 February 1978) is a French aerospace engineer, pilot, European Space Agency astronaut, actor and writer.
Tom Mueller
Thomas John Mueller is an American aerospace engineer and rocket engine designer.
TRW Inc.
TRW Inc. was an American corporation involved in a variety of businesses, mainly aerospace, electronics, automotive, and credit reporting. SpaceX and TRW Inc. are aerospace companies of the United States and technology companies based in Greater Los Angeles.
X, commonly referred to by its former name Twitter, is a social networking service. SpaceX and Twitter are Elon Musk.
Two-stage-to-orbit
A two-stage-to-orbit (TSTO) or two-stage rocket is a launch vehicle in which two distinct stages provide propulsion consecutively in order to achieve orbital velocity.
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United Launch Alliance
United Launch Alliance, LLC (ULA) is an American launch service provider formed in December 2006 as a joint venture between Lockheed Martin Space and Boeing Defense, Space & Security. SpaceX and United Launch Alliance are aerospace companies of the United States and commercial launch service providers.
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the air service branch of the United States Armed Forces, and is one of the eight uniformed services of the United States.
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United States Armed Forces
The United States Armed Forces are the military forces of the United States.
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United States Department of Defense
The United States Department of Defense (DoD, USDOD, or DOD) is an executive branch department of the federal government of the United States charged with coordinating and supervising all agencies and functions of the U.S. government directly related to national security and the United States Armed Forces.
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United States Space Force
The United States Space Force (USSF) is the space service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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Vandenberg Space Force Base
Vandenberg Space Force Base, previously Vandenberg Air Force Base, is a United States Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County, California.
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Vandenberg Space Launch Complex 4
Space Launch Complex 4 (SLC-4) is a launch and landing site at Vandenberg Space Force Base, California, U.S. It has two pads, both of which are used by SpaceX for Falcon 9, one for launch operations, and the other as Landing Zone 4 (LZ-4) for SpaceX landings.
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Vector Launch
Vector Launch, Inc. (formerly Vector Space Systems) is an American space technology company which aims to launch suborbital and orbital payloads. SpaceX and Vector Launch are aerospace companies of the United States and commercial launch service providers.
Vertical integration
In microeconomics, management and international political economy, vertical integration is an arrangement in which the supply chain of a company is integrated and owned by that company.
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Victor J. Glover
Victor Jerome Glover (born April 30, 1976) is a NASA astronaut of the class of 2013 and pilot on the first operational flight of the SpaceX Crew Dragon to the International Space Station.
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VTOL
A vertical take-off and landing (VTOL) aircraft is one that can take off and land vertically without relying on a runway.
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VTVL
Vertical takeoff, vertical landing (VTVL) is a form of takeoff and landing for rockets.
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William H. Gerstenmaier
William H. Gerstenmaier (born September 26, 1954) is an aerospace engineer and policymaker who is Vice President, Build and Flight Reliability at SpaceX.
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William Morrow and Company
William Morrow and Company is an American publishing company founded by William Morrow in 1926.
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Wireless router
A wireless router or Wi-Fi router is a device that performs the functions of a router and also includes the functions of a wireless access point.
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Xprize Foundation
XPRIZE Foundation is a non-profit organization that designs and hosts public competitions intended to encourage technological development.
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Zero tolerance
A zero tolerance policy is one which imposes a punishment for every infraction of a stated rule.
See also
Commercial launch service providers
- ABL Space Systems
- AgniKul Cosmos
- Ananth Technologies
- Antrix Corporation
- Arianespace
- Bellatrix Aerospace
- CAS Space
- COSMOS International
- China Aerospace Science and Industry Corporation
- China Aerospace Science and Technology Corporation
- Deep Blue Aerospace
- Equatorial Space Systems
- Eurockot Launch Services
- ExPace
- Exolaunch
- Firefly Aerospace
- Galactic Energy
- Glavkosmos
- HyImpulse
- I-Space (Chinese company)
- ISC Kosmotras
- International Launch Services
- Land Launch
- LandSpace
- LinkSpace
- List of launch service providers
- Maritime Launch Services
- Mitsubishi Heavy Industries
- NewSpace India Limited
- OneSpace
- Orbital ATK
- Orbital Sciences Corporation
- PLD Space
- Pythom
- Rocket Lab
- Sea Launch
- Skyroot Aerospace
- Space Pioneer
- SpaceX
- Sputnix
- Starsem
- Success Rockets
- United Launch Alliance
- United Space Alliance
- Vector Launch
- Virgin Orbit
Elon Musk
- Acquisition of Twitter by Elon Musk
- Billionaire space race
- December 2022 Twitter suspensions
- Elon Musk
- Elon Musk filmography
- Elon Musk's Tesla Roadster
- ElonJet
- GivePower
- Grok (chatbot)
- Hyperloop
- List of Easter eggs in Tesla products
- List of awards and honors received by Elon Musk
- Members Only (South Park)
- Neuralink
- One Crew over the Crewcoo's Morty
- OpenAI
- PayPal
- Personal and business legal affairs of Elon Musk
- Snailbrook, Texas
- SolarCity
- SpaceX
- TED 2023
- TSLAQ
- Tesla Energy
- Tesla, Inc.
- Texas Institute of Technology and Science
- The Boring Company
- The Musk Who Fell to Earth
- The Platonic Permutation
- Thud (media company)
- Twitter Files
- Twitter under Elon Musk
- Twitter, Inc.
- Views of Elon Musk
- Wealth of Elon Musk
- X Corp.
- X.com (bank)
- XAI (company)
- Zip2
Hyperloop
- Arrivo
- Bibop Gresta
- Dirk Ahlborn
- Elon Musk
- European Hyperloop Week
- Hyperloop
- Hyperloop One
- Hyperloop Transportation Technologies
- Hyperloop UPV
- Hyperloop pod competition
- Kantrowitz limit
- Keio Alpha
- Missouri Hyperloop
- Nevomo
- Sherpa Capital
- SpaceX
- The Boring Company
- TransPod
Manufacturing companies established in 2002
- ACAC consortium
- ASRock
- Airsport
- Arcelor
- Aviom
- BlueScope
- Bremont
- Colt Defense
- D+M Group
- Eurocement group
- German Sport Guns GmbH
- International Steel Group
- JFE Holdings
- JFE Steel
- Linde Werdelin
- MeadWestvaco
- Mitsubishi Electric United States
- Multi Group Stone
- OCZ
- Patriot Ordnance Factory
- Shah Cement
- Shanghai Micro Electronics Equipment
- Shun Cutlery
- SpaceX
- Speake-Marin
- Stellantis Gurun Plant
- Strontium Technology
- Tarkett d.o.o.
- Temple Allen Industries
- The Gravity Group
- UMA Racing
- Zero Gravity Paragliders
Technology companies established in 2002
- Ageia
- Agere Systems
- Azimuth Systems
- EveryScape
- EyeTV
- GoPro
- OCZ
- OPTi
- Optoma
- Radius Inc.
- Riverbed Technology
- RushOrderTees
- S21Sec
- SpaceX
- Torch Technologies
- Wing (company)
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