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Parent topics
- Rocket motor [r]: A means of generating thrust, for propulsion or for adjusting a position, based on the hot gases expelled by a mixture of chemicals that does not need an external oxygen source [e]
- Ballistics [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Orbital mechanics [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Unguided rocket [r]: A form of artillery weapon that uses a rocket motor to propel a warhead at a target, using no guidance once launched [e]
- Guided missile [r]: A weapon that flies through air or space, under its own power, which adjusts its course to hit its target. [e]
- Satellite orbits [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Space launch vehicle [r]: A means of transportation through the atmosphere and into outer space; it may return, go into satellite orbit, or into an escape trajectory. Ballistic missiles are excluded [e]
- Telemetry [r]: Electromagnetic transmission of the observations taken by remote sensors [e]
Subtopics
- Atmospheric reentry [r]: The movement of human-made or natural objects as they enter the atmosphere of a planet from outer space, in the case of Earth from an altitude above the 'edge of space.' [e]
- Anti-ballistic missile [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Anti-cruise missile missile [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ballistic missile [r]: A guided missile which, once its engines stop firing, follows a generally parabolic path to its target, defined by momentum, aerodynamic resistance, and gravity [e]
- Wernher von Braun [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Walter Dornberger [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Fireworks [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Robert Goddard [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Robert Heinlein [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Multiple rocket launcher [r]: In modern use, a family of mobile artillery systems, firing unguided rockets intended for area-effect coverage, complementing howitzers for point targets. These systems, however, increasingly use guided rounds. [e]
- Konstantin Tsiolkovsky [r]: Add brief definition or description
- V-2 [r]: World's first operational ballistic missile, developed by Nazi Germany: (Vergeltungswaffe 2). [e]
- SS-1 SCUD [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Atlas (missile) [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Submarine launched ballistic missile [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Anti-tank weapon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Ballistic missile defense [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Jet engine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Gunpowder [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Space flight [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Missile Technology Control Regime [r]: Add brief definition or description
- North American Air Defense Command [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Star Trek [r]: Add brief definition or description