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- Atlas (missile) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ballistic missile [r]: A guided missile which, once its engines stop firing, follows a generally parabolic path to its target, defined by momentum, aerodynamic resistance, and gravity [e]
- Dwight D. Eisenhower [r]: (1890-1969) A career soldier who was the top Allied commander in Europe in World War II, and who later served as the 34th president of the United States (1953-1961). [e]
- Fixed-wing aircraft [r]: Vehicles that remain aloft using the lift from the flow of air over wings which are fixed in position, in relation to the rest of their structure. [e]
- Man Who Sold the Moon (short story) [r]: A central short story in the Future History series by Robert Heinlein, in which the major character, D.D. Harriman, creates a commercial enterprise to make the first space flights to the Moon [e]
- Midcourse [r]: That part of the journey of an unmanned vehicle, or a manned vehicle on autopilot, between launch/takeoff/boost phase and final approach/terminal guidance [e]
- Outer space [r]: The relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. [e]
- Robert A. Heinlein [r]: (1907–88) American author of science fiction; wrote Stranger in a Strange Land. [e]
- Rocket motor [r]: A means of generating thrust, for propulsion or for adjusting a position, based on the hot gases expelled by a mixture of chemicals that does not need an external oxygen source [e]
- Rocket science [r]: Variously an incorrect name for various engineering disciplines in dealing with unguided rockets or the rocket engines of more intelligent vehicles, or an ironic description of something very complex or very simple (i.e., "this isn't rocket science") [e]
- Satellite orbits [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Suborbital [r]: A vehicle that flies through a trajectory that takes it into outer space, but does not achieve orbit or Earth escape velocity [e]
- Transport aircraft [r]: Fixed-wing aircraft, helicopters, or tilt-rotor aircraft whose primary role is moving people or cargo; they may be armed for self-protection [e]
- Unguided rocket [r]: A form of artillery weapon that uses a rocket motor to propel a warhead at a target, using no guidance once launched [e]