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space law
(Encyclopedia)space law, agreements governing the exploration and use of outer space, developed since the first launching (1957) by humans of a satellite into space. Space law, an aspect of international law, has g...Webb Space Telescope
(Encyclopedia)Webb Space Telescope or James Webb Space Telescope (JWST), is an infrared space telescope, the largest in space at its launc...ISS
(Encyclopedia)International Space Station: see space exploration; space station. ...space travel
(Encyclopedia)space travel: see space exploration; space science. ...Salyut
(Encyclopedia)Salyut, Soviet space station: see space exploration; space station. ...Voyager, space probes
(Encyclopedia)Voyager, in space exploration: see space exploration; space probe. ...Tiangong 1 & 2
(Encyclopedia)Tiangong, Chinese space station: see space exploration; space station. ...outer space
(Encyclopedia)outer space: see space exploration. ...space biology
(Encyclopedia)space biology: see exobiology.space probe
(Encyclopedia)space probe, space vehicle carrying sophisticated instrumentation but no crew, designed to explore various aspects of the solar system (see space exploration). Unlike an artificial satellite, which is...Browse by Subject
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