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Haleakala Observatories

(Encyclopedia)Haleakala Observatories häˌlāäˌkäläˈ [key], astronomical facilities located on the summit of Haleakala volcano, 10,023 ft (3,055 m), in Haleakala National Park, Maui island, Hawaii. Because of...

Ralston, James Layton

(Encyclopedia)Ralston, James Layton rôlˈstən [key], 1881–1948, Canadian cabinet minister, b. Nova Scotia. In the first Mackenzie King administration, he was minister of national defense (1926–30); in the sec...

space travel

(Encyclopedia)space travel: see space exploration; space science. ...

ISS

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

Coolidge, Calvin

(Encyclopedia)Coolidge, Calvin, 1872–1933, 30th President of the United States (1923–29), b. Plymouth, Vt. John Calvin Coolidge was a graduate of Amherst College and was admitted to the bar in 1897. He practice...

Salyut

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

Tiangong 1 & 2

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

Voyager, space probes

(Encyclopedia)Voyager, in space exploration: see space exploration; space probe. ...

space exploration

(Encyclopedia) CE5 Moon mission assembly CE5 Stages in a moon mission shown counterclockwise from launching on the first day to splashdown on the ninth day. space exploration, the investigation of physical co...
 

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