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What is crossrange and downrange for an entry vehicle?
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Are there multiple types of UTC time?
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How much reentry speed did the Shuttles shed by doing a series of sharp turns?
Awarded Nov 28 at 1:05
Is this 62 mile interception altitude reasonable for this stated missile trajectory?
Awarded Nov 27 at 1:42
Are any Earth orbits in continual shadow of the Earth?
Awarded Nov 21 at 15:26
Person falling from space
Awarded Nov 20 at 10:33
What are these "fountains" during the deluge for the Super Heavy launch?
Awarded Nov 20 at 9:31
Did Starship Ship 25 burn up on re-entry?
Awarded Nov 20 at 7:25
Difference between Tundra and Molniya orbits?
Awarded Nov 15 at 3:03
In circle orbit, give a delta V to a satellite, how to find final orbit altitude?
Awarded Nov 14 at 19:41
How much energy is lost by damping yaw from a SpinLaunch?
Awarded Nov 12 at 9:51
What does the [-] symbol mean in satellite names?
Awarded Nov 11 at 4:17
How is hot staging of Starship expected to provide such a large (10%) increase in total mass to LEO?
Awarded Nov 11 at 4:17
Why do the boot prints on the moon appear bright in some photographs or film?
Awarded Nov 6 at 14:31
Earth re-entry from orbit by a sequence of upper-atmosphere dips to reduce kinetic energy?
Awarded Oct 16 at 23:45
Do larger rockets tend to have a better mass ratio due to the square cube law?
Awarded Oct 13 at 20:27
How precise are spacecraft trajectory measurements?
Awarded Oct 11 at 17:08
Delta V required to land and then ascend from the surface of every celestial body
Awarded Oct 11 at 14:15
What are the advantages of Ox-rich staged combustion?
Awarded Oct 10 at 17:52
What is Earth's apparent magnitude from geosynchronous orbit?
Awarded Oct 10 at 7:05
Which countries could launch a human into space on very short notice
Awarded Oct 6 at 16:58
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How high could Ingenuity fly?
Awarded Oct 3 at 11:08
What assumptions were made about the sphericity of the Moon for the Apollo program?
Awarded Oct 1 at 8:57
Why does the Psyche Spacecraft use cold gas thrusters?
Awarded Sep 29 at 19:56
What, if any, mechanisms prevent unauthorized commands?
Awarded Sep 29 at 13:04
Obtain archived TLE data
Awarded Sep 29 at 9:40
What are the movable-plastic-bag-looking things on the nose of Shuttle?
Awarded Sep 21 at 3:18
Reasons behind Soviets Using Prolog Programming Language for Buran Space Shuttle?
Awarded Sep 17 at 23:46
What is the name of NASA's program to prevent back-contamination by crews returning to Earth?
Awarded Sep 15 at 17:55
What are the chances of getting struck by lightning while in Earth orbit?
Awarded Sep 15 at 14:41
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What are these things on the side of the GSLV Mk 3 SRBs?
Awarded Sep 10 at 15:16
How do you find the propellant mass needed to reach an specified altitude? (altitude at end of burn plus altitude during coast)
Awarded Sep 7 at 17:15
Why soviet didn't bring back "laika" to earth & how re-entry logic works?
Awarded Sep 4 at 21:25
Manned Spacecraft/Space Station design Requirements
Awarded Sep 4 at 19:12
How was the ventilation valve supposed to work on Soyuz 7K-T (e.g. Soyuz-11)?
Awarded Aug 26 at 17:56
Why do we need to make probes land on other planets or moons?
Awarded Aug 24 at 9:31
What is this cylinder on the Martian surface at the Viking 2 landing site?
Awarded Aug 21 at 1:40
Why is the UKSA not called the Ministry of Space?
Awarded Aug 15 at 23:22
Have there ever been any Satellites that were hacked, is that a possibility?
Awarded Aug 14 at 1:16
Why were 4 engines shutdown prematurely during Booster 9's static fire?
Awarded Aug 9 at 2:10
What material is the wrinkled fabric(?) seen on the outside of some capsules and what is its purpose?
Awarded Aug 7 at 17:27
Have mechanical wrist watches been successfully used in space?
Awarded Aug 4 at 2:30
Is SpaceX's Starship single stage to orbit?
Awarded Jul 30 at 13:15
Does this Soyuz vehicle burn coal or oil? What is its official name?
Awarded Jul 22 at 21:21
When was there a dog in ISS's Kibo module?
Awarded Jul 19 at 20:33
Transform ECI to ECEF
Awarded Jul 17 at 19:31
What is the Modified Apollo option for a potential LEO transport?
Awarded Jul 7 at 20:05
What is the purpose of the aft skirt on the Space Shuttle and SLS Solid Rocket Boosters?
Awarded Jun 29 at 23:50
How dangerous is tossing equipment off the ISS?
Awarded Jun 24 at 20:12
Is the full GPS constellation a Walker Delta constellation?
Awarded Jun 23 at 16:15
How feasible would this mission to Proxima Centauri be?
Awarded Jun 20 at 20:32
ISRO’s decision not to participate in the International Space Station Program
Awarded Jun 20 at 17:17
Is any non-planetary celestial body smaller than a star known to be a spontaneous radiator?
Awarded Jun 16 at 18:33
Could a Nuclear-Thermal turbine keep a winged craft aloft on Titan at 5000m ASL?
Awarded Jun 2 at 10:07
How did the U.S.S.R manage to rotate the N-1 from horizontal to vertical?
Awarded May 31 at 6:27
What are the practical limitations of gravitational assists?
Awarded May 31 at 0:28
What is this small white device with LCD and 10 keys on the International Space Station?
Awarded May 28 at 3:41
What caused New Horizon's so-called "40-year glitch"?
Awarded May 25 at 10:18
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