Astronautics Vocabulary
The Astronautics Vocabulary is a glossary of terms that pertain to the science and technology of spaceflight. This alphabetical list can be navigated by clicking on the letters A-Z displayed on this page.
- Words starting with letter A
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- Words starting with letter D
- Words starting with letter E
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- Words starting with letter I
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- Words starting with letter L
- Words starting with letter M
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- Words starting with letter O
- Words starting with letter P
- Words starting with letter Q
- Words starting with letter R
- Words starting with letter S
- Words starting with letter T
- Words starting with letter U
- Words starting with letter V
- Words starting with letter W
- Words starting with letter X
- Words starting with letter Y
- Words starting with letter Z
- pallet
- parabolic flight
- patch
- payload
- Payload Certification, Integration and Operations Group
- Payload Mission Support Centre
- Payload Operations Control Centre
- payload specialist
- Payload Support Centre
- Payload Telescience Operations Centre
- Payload/Orbital Replacement Unit Accommodation
- Payload/ORU Accommodation Support Structure
- perceptual-motor deficits in space
- permafrost
- photon
- pilot
- pitch
- pitch joint
- planet
- platform
- polar aurora
- polarization
- portable life support system
- portable life support system control unit
- power control unit
- power data grapple fixture
- powered claw
- pressure gauge
- pressure relief valve
- pressurization
- Pressurized Mating Adaptor
- prime contractor
- propellant
- Protein Space Enhanced Crystallisation Technique