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.
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- Words starting with letter R
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- Words starting with letter U
- Words starting with letter V
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- Words starting with letter Z
- safety mode
- safety program
- sample return
- satellite
- satellite broadcasting
- satellite image
- satellite link
- satellite network
- satellite-based data
- ScanSAR
- SCISAT-1
- sea ice
- self-propulsion
- sensor
- service module
- shooting star
- shoulder pitch
- shoulder roll
- shoulder yaw
- soft docking
- solar panel
- solar particles
- solar system
- solid rocket booster
- sounding balloon
- sounding rocket
- space communication
- space debris
- space environment
- space laboratory
- space medicine
- space meteorology
- space mission
- Space Operations Support Centre
- space probe
- space program
- space shuttle
- space sickness
- space simulation box
- space simulator
- space station
- Space Station Processing Facility
- Space Station Remote Manipulator System
- space suit
- space system
- space technology
- Space Technology Development Program
- Space Transport System
- space vacuum
- space vehicle
- Space Vision System
- spacecraft
- spaceflight
- Spacelab
- spaceship
- spatial disorientation
- spatial resolution
- Special Purpose Dexterous Manipulator
- Spectral and Photometric Imaging Receiver
- splashdown
- star
- stowage
- stratosphere
- suborbital research
- Suitcase Simulator
- superbolts
- Suprathermal Ion Mass Spectrometer
- swath width
- synthetic aperture
- synthetic aperture radar
- system