Single-stage-to-orbit — The VentureStar was a proposed SSTO spaceplane. A single stage to orbit (or SSTO) vehicle reaches orbit from the surface of a body without jettisoning hardware, expending only propellants and fluids. The term usually, but not exclusively, refers… … Wikipedia
Two-stage-to-orbit — A two stage to orbit (TSTO or DSTO Double/Dual Stage To Orbit) launch vehicle is a spacecraft in which two distinct stages provide propulsion consecutively in order to achieve orbital velocity. It is intermediate between a three stage to orbit… … Wikipedia
The Three Stooges — Official Three Stooges logo. L to R: Moe Howard, Curly Howard and Larry Fine The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy act of the early to mid–20th century best known for their numerous short subject films. Their hallmark was… … Wikipedia
Centaur (rocket stage) — Centaur is a rocket stage designed for use as the upper stage of space launch vehicles. Centaur boosts its satellite payload to its final orbit or, in the case of an interplanetary space probe, to escape velocity. Centaur was the world s first… … Wikipedia
Lunar orbit rendezvous — (LOR) was the method used by the Apollo missions for human spaceflight to the Moon. In an LOR mission a main spacecraft and a smaller lunar module travel together into lunar orbit (orbit around the Moon). The lunar module then independently… … Wikipedia
ArcelorMittal Orbit — The structure in November 2011 General information Status Constructed Type … Wikipedia
Earth Departure Stage — The Ares V Earth Departure Stage (EDS) is a rocket stage which will be designed by NASA at its Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, Alabama as part of Project Constellation. The EDS will be propelled by a single J 2X main engine fueled… … Wikipedia
Earth orbit rendezvous — (EOR) is a method that has been proposed for space missions to the Moon. NASA considered an EOR mission profile for the Apollo program, but chose instead to use lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR). NASA currently plans to use both EOR and LOR for… … Wikipedia
Tsyklon-4 — Function Carrier rocket Manufacturer Yuzhmash, JSC Khartron (control system) Country of origin Ukraine Size Stages 3 … Wikipedia
Science Realm — is a project with the aim of creating a vertical takeoff horizontal landing (VTHL) single stage to orbit (SSTO) craft, the term is also associated with the software this project uses to simulate takeoff and landing. [… … Wikipedia
