- Industria: Aerospace
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The Executive Branch agency of the United States government, responsible for the nation's civilian space program and aeronautics and aerospace research.
The hypothetical primordial matter, proposed by george gamow, from which the chemical elements may have been formed.
Industry:Astronomy
The point of the celestial sphere directly overhead, 90 degrees above the horizon, for any point on earth; it is the point where a plumb line extended upward would intersect the celestial sphere.
Industry:Astronomy
Transforming a hostile environment into one able to sustain human life; this includes a source of oxygen, water, plant life, and correct air pressure and temperature.
Industry:Astronomy
The point in a planet's orbit in which it is closest to earth. When viewing a planet it will appear on the opposite side of the sky as the sun. Two bodies are in opposition when the difference in celestial longitude is 180 degrees.
Industry:Astronomy
The remote operation of a device. In the field of telerobotics, robotics and teleoperations are merged to produce a remotely operated robot.
Industry:Astronomy
1. An instrument that provides its data readout to a location remote from the sensing device; 2. To transmit data to a remote point.
Industry:Astronomy
A measure of a system's ability to control a robot's tool tip.
Industry:Astronomy
