Spacecraft Summary

Everything you need to understand or teach Spacecraft.

  • 5 Encyclopedia Articles

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Encyclopedia Articles (5)

1,197 words, approx. 4 pages
Tracking of Spacecraft For tracking purposes, there are two types of space objects—cooperating and noncooperating. Normal civilian satellites and some military satellites use beacons and radar ... Read more
617 words, approx. 3 pages
Cycling Spacecraft The furthering of humankind's expansion into space and establishing of firm footholds on other worlds could depend on a continuously moving, cycling spaceship network. These ... Read more
806 words, approx. 3 pages
Vehicles Space vehicles encompass different categories of spacecraft, including satellites,rockets, space capsules,space stations, and colonies. In general, satellites are considered any object launch... Read more
1,469 words, approx. 5 pages
Spacecraft, Manned Manned spacecraft are vehicles with the capability of maintaining life outside of Earth's atmosphere. Partially in recognition of the fact that women as well as men are activ... Read more
2,145 words, approx. 8 pages
Spacecraft, Manned During the late 1950s the Soviet Union and the United States confined their Cold War competition for dominance in space to unmanned satellites. The Soviets successfully launched the... Read more