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  • 121LDEF — Long Duration Exposure Facility Contributor: CASI, MSFC …

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  • 122LDEF —    Long Duration Exposure Facility. This satellite was in orbit for almost six years (1984 1990) before being brought back by the Space Shuttle. It gave valuable information on how radiation, space debris and other conditions affect materials in… …

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  • 123Mir — This article is about the Soviet/Russian space station. For other uses, see Mir (disambiguation). Mir …

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  • 124space exploration — Investigation of the universe beyond Earth s atmosphere by means of manned and unmanned spacecraft. Study of the use of rockets for spaceflight began early in the 20th century. Germany s research on rocket propulsion in the 1930s led to… …

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  • 125Gamma ray burst — [ GRB 990123 taken on January 23, 1999. The burst is seen as a bright dot denoted by a square on the left, with an enlarged cutout on the right. The object above it with the finger like filaments is the originating galaxy. This galaxy seems to be …

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  • 126Space station — The International Space Station in May 2011 A space station (or orbital station) is a spacecraft capable of supporting a crew which is designed to remain in space (most commonly in low Earth orbit) for an extended period of time, and to which… …

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  • 127Methadone — Phy redirects here. For the abbreviation for the physical layer of the OSI Model, see PHY. Not to be confused with Methedrine, Methedrone, Mephedrone, or Methylone. Methadone …

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  • 128Special information tones — In telephony, a special information tone (SIT) is an international standard three beep signal indicating a call did not go through and usually precedes a recorded announcement explaining the problem.[1] As the SIT is well known in many countries …

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