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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.
LMC, the larger of two small galaxies orbiting nearby our Milky Way galaxy, which are visible from the southern hemisphere.
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A disk-shaped region about 30 to 100 AU from the sun considered to be the source of the short-period comets.
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Five points with respect to an orbit which a body can stably occupy. Designated L1 through L5. See Chapter 5.
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A microwave travelling wave tube power amplifier used in transmitters.
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The SI base unit of mass, based on the mass of a metal cylinder kept in France. See also g (gram).
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An area in the sky where an antenna cannot track a spacecraft because the required angular rates would be too high. Mechanical limitations may also contribute to keyhole size. Discussed in depth under Chapter 2.
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A range of microwave radio frequencies in the neighborhood of 12 to 40 ghz.
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