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Insight is a Mars lander that successfully touched down on Nov 26, 2018. Insight is going to study the interior (core) of Mars
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Questions regarding the computers onboard spacecraft which handle mission-critical data.
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Questions about the use of the Python programming language for projects directly related to Space Exploration as defined in the help center.
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Questions concerning the use, design, and operation of electrically powered thrusters, such as ion, Hall Effect, magnetoplasmadynamic, and VASIMR thrusters, which use electrical power and electric or …
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Equation stating that the change in velocity (delta-v) of a single stage rocket is equal to the exhaust velocity times the natural log of the ratio of final to initial mass, named after Russian scient…
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Questions regarding a 'sail' that can be attached to spacecraft to harness the sun's radiation to propel a ship in one direction or another.
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Relating to creating, testing, and refining technology for spacecraft.
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Questions related to structure, operations, missions, and facilities of the European Space Agency, an intergovernmental organization of 20 European states and Canada.
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For questions related to Elon Musk's Midnight Cherry Tesla Roadster (and its "pilot", an empty SpaceX suit named Starman), launched as the payload on the inaugural Falcon Heavy flight on February 6, 2…
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Questions about technologies used to protect reentering space craft from the heat of friction from the atmosphere. May also refer to technologies used to block heat from solar radiation while in the v…
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Questions regarding NASA latest manned spacecraft program currently under development. Orion spacecraft will be used for missions beyond Earth orbit. For questions related to the Project Orion (propul…
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Artificial gravity is the varying (increase or decrease) of apparent gravity via artificial means, particularly in space, but also on Earth.
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Refers to questions concerning the solar system containing Earth. For other solar systems, use the 'planetary-system' tag.
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An orbital maneuver to transfer between two circular orbits consisting of one burn to enter the transfer orbit and one to circularize in the final orbit.
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Questions regarding space activities or services performed by private entities for commercial interests/the gain of money.
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Questions about the General Mission Analysis Tool, the program which is designed to model, optimize, and estimate spacecraft trajectories in flight regimes ranging from low Earth orbit to lunar applic…
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A network of satellites carrying out a specific mission or serving a targeted purpose based on an increased area of cover or relative position differences.
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Questions relating to the exploration of Titan, a moon of Saturn.
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Questions on spacecraft propulsion techniques that are either theoretical or not yet at a high technology readiness level.
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The speed needed to "break free" of the gravitational attraction of a body without spending more propellant.
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Questions regarding the process of bringing a mission to an early stop, often due to an emergency or unforeseen circumstances.
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Questions relating to the JPL Horizons solar system data and ephemeris computation service
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use of space exploration or space-access technology for primarily artistic purposes
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Questions about sets of data used to determine a unique point in a given space, e.g. (degrees North, degrees East) for geographic coordinates
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Questions about the end-to-end process of landing a spacecraft on a target
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A booster is a type of rocket used to assist in putting larger payloads into orbit. Use with the [rocket] tag any any other relevant launch vehicle tags
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Questions which relate to how spacecraft and rockets navigate and stay on course.
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Questions regarding the solid rocket boosters used to propel spacecraft, often during launch.
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Questions regarding the hardware, development, use and cost of rocket fairings and protective shells.
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NASA's manned lunar program authorized by Space Policy Directive 1 in December 2017 with the goal of landing the first woman and the next man on the Moon and the first person on the Moon's far side (o…
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Questions regarding the movements and interactions of astronomical bodies as it relates to spacecraft, their trajectories, and their maneuvers. For the motion of spacecraft themselves, see [orbital-me…
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