Handbook for Space Travelers |
Common terms and phrases
Aerobee Air Force Alpha Centauri asteroid asteroid belt astronomers atmos atomic axis back to earth beeps built burn called camera carried CHAPTER clouds comets crew degrees Fahrenheit developed distance earth's atmosphere electric equatorial equipped exosphere expedition explorers feet fueled rockets galaxies giant planets Giant telescopes gravity heat instruments ionosphere Jupiter Jupiter-C landing launching layer lens light liquid liquid-fueled rockets Mars Martians Mercury Mercury satellite meteor miles in diameter miles per hour missile moon moon cars moon probes motor mounting move Norton Sound nose cone orbit outer space oxygen payload phere Pluto Project Mercury radar reached an altitude record refracting telescope rocket base satellite Saturn scientists ship solar system solid space boats space station space travel spaceship spectrum speed Sputnik stars static firing sun's surface tanks tele tell temperature third stage tion track troposphere upper air Uranus Vanguard Venus Venusians Viking WAC Corporal White Sands