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European Space Research Organization

(Encyclopedia)European Space Research Organization (ESRO): see European Space Agency. ...

Hubble Space Telescope

(Encyclopedia)Hubble Space Telescope (HST), the first large optical orbiting observatory. Built from 1978 to 1990 at a cost of $1.5 billion, the HST (named for astronomer E. P. Hubble) was expected to provide the c...

National Aeronautics and Space Administration

(Encyclopedia)National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), civilian agency of the U.S. federal government with the mission of conducting research and developing operational programs in the areas of space e...

Columbia, U.S. space shuttle

(Encyclopedia)Columbia, U.S. space shuttle. On its 28th flight, on Feb. 1, 2003, after completing a 16-day scientific mission, the spacecraft disintegrated during reentry, killing its seven-person crew. About 16 mi...

Space Infrared Telescope Facility

(Encyclopedia)Space Infrared Telescope Facility: see observatory, orbiting. ...

European Space Research and Technology Center

(Encyclopedia)European Space Research and Technology Center (ESTEC): see European Space Agency. ...

ISS

(Encyclopedia)International Space Station: see space exploration; space station. ...

Salyut

(Encyclopedia)Salyut, Soviet space station: see space exploration; space station. ...

Tiangong 1 & 2

(Encyclopedia)Tiangong, Chinese space station: see space exploration; space station. ...

Skylab

(Encyclopedia)Skylab: see space exploration; space station. ...