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Geopotential spherical harmonic model

Theoretical description of Earth's gravimetric shape

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Mars cycler

Spacecraft trajectory that encounters Earth and Mars regularly

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Lander (spacecraft)

Type of spacecraft

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Launch and Early Orbit phase
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Gravity tractor

Type of theoretical spacecraft

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Launch status check

Test in spaceflight

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Direct ascent

Proposed method of Moon landing

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Lunar cycler

Type of orbit which passes close to the Earth and Moon

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Landing footprint
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Launch window

Time period during which a rocket must launch to reach its target

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Sub-orbital spaceflight

Spaceflight where the spacecraft does not go into orbit

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Powered Descent Initiation
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Propulsive fluid accumulator

Self-filling orbital rocket fuel depot

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Safe mode in spacecraft

Uncrewed spacecraft mode

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Slew (spacecraft)

Spacecraft orientation

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Orbital spaceflight

Spaceflight where spacecraft orbits an astronomical body

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Mars orbit rendezvous

Space travel concept

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Passivation (spacecraft)

Removal of internal energy in a spaceship at end of its mission

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Two-line element set

Orbital data format

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Splashdown

Method of landing a spacecraft by parachute in a body of water

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Lunar orbit rendezvous

Spaceflight maneuver

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Space launch

Earliest phase of a flight that reaches space

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Orbital propellant depot

Cache of propellant used to refuel spacecraft

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Spacecraft Event Time

Spacecraft-local time for events that happen at the spacecraft

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