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Parent topics
- Aircraft [r]: A vehicle capable of sustained flight within the Earth's atmosphere. [e]
- Rocket science [r]: Variously an incorrect name for various engineering disciplines in dealing with unguided rockets or the rocket engines of more intelligent vehicles, or an ironic description of something very complex or very simple (i.e., "this isn't rocket science") [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]
- Fixed-wing aircraft [r]: Vehicles that remain aloft using the lift from the flow of air over wings which are fixed in position, in relation to the rest of their structure. [e]
- Helicopter [r]: Aircraft with one or more power-driven horizontal rotors, each rotor consisting of two or more rotor blades, that enable it to take off and land vertically, move in any direction, or remain stationary in the air. [e]
- National Aeronautics and Space Administration [r]: Independent agency of the U.S. government responsible for the nation's public space program. [e] (NASA)
- National Institute of Aerospace [r]: A non-profit research and graduate education institute headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, near NASA's Langley Research Center. [e]
- Aeronautics [r]: Science involved with the study, theory, design, and manufacture of flight-capable machines, or the techniques of operating aircraft. [e]
Companies
- Boeing [r]: US-based company making aircraft and spacecraft. [e]
- Northrop Grumman [r]: A large U.S. military and high-technology manufacturer [e]
- Raytheon [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Armadillo Aerospace [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Bigelow Aerospace [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Chemical engineering [r]: a branch of engineering that uses chemistry, biology, physics, and math to solve problems involving fuel, drugs, food, and many other products [e]
- England [r]: The largest and southernmost country in the United Kingdom, and location of the largest city and seat of government, London; population about 51,000,000. [e]
- National Institute of Aerospace [r]: A non-profit research and graduate education institute headquartered in Hampton, Virginia, near NASA's Langley Research Center. [e]
- SpaceX [r]: American space transport company founded by PayPal co-founder Elon Musk, which has developed the Falcon 1 and is developing the Falcon 9, both of which are partially reusable launch vehicles. [e]
- United Auto Workers [r]: American and Canadian labor union, founded 1935. [e]