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Wednesday, October 20, 2010

Space science vocabulary pt 2

Apogee
The point at which a moon or artificial satellite in its orbit is farthest from the objective it is orbiting.

Asteroid
One of the many thousands of minor planets which revolve around the sun, mostly between the orbits of Mars and Jupiter.

Astrogation
Navigation in space.

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