- Industry: 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.
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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The point on the celestial sphere directly above the observer. Opposite the nadir.
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Electromagnetic radiation in the neighborhood of 100 picometer wavelength.
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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 measure of electrical power equal to potential in volts times current in amps.
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A vector quantity whose magnitude is a body's speed and whose direction is the body's direction of motion.
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Literally means "above violet" radiation. Electromagnetic radiation in the neighborhood of 100 nanometers wavelength.
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