- 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.
For technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.
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The SI unit of force equal to that required to accelerate a 1-kg mass 1 m per second per second (1m/sec2). Compare with dyne.
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A scheme for delivering many different measurements in one data stream. See Chapter 10.
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For technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.
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For technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory Astronomical Applications website.
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The larger of two small galaxies orbiting nearby our Milky Way galaxy, which are visible from the southern hemisphere
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The line marking the apparent junction of Earth and sky. For the technical definition, please follow this link to the U.S. Naval Observatory's Astronomical Applications.
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The space within the boundary of the heliopause, containing the sun and solar system.
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The boundary theorized to be roughly circular or teardrop-shaped, marking the edge of the sun's influence, perhaps 100 AU from the sun.
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