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Words related to spacecraft
space·craft
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undock
to uncouple (two spacecraft modules or a spacecraft and space station). -
launch window
a precise time period during which a spacecraft can be launched from a particular site in order to achieve a desired mission, as a rendezvous with another spacecraft. -
ablation
the surgical removal of an organ, structure, or part -
aerobrake
to perform aerobraking -
aerospace
Aerospace companies are involved in developing and making rockets, missiles, space vehicles, and related equipment. -
aerospace engineering
the branch of engineering that deals with the design, development, testing, and production of aircraft and related systems (aeronautical engineering) and of spacecraft, missiles, rocket-propulsion systems, and other equipment operating beyond the earth's atmosphere (astronautical engineering)