re-entry vehicle

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vehicle
noun
uk
/ˈvɪə.kəl/us
/ˈviː.ə.kəl/
formal
a machine, usually with wheels and an engine, used for transporting people or goods, especially ...
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There-entryvehicleshould have a cross range of at least 450 miles, meaning that it could fly to the left or right of its normal orbital path.
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The flight time lasted 20 minutes and the third stage fired there-entryvehicleinto the atmosphere at an altitude of.
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The newre-entryvehicleuses a triconic aeroshell geometry (or baby bottle design) which improves the overall lift to drag ratio for there-entryvehicle.
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The satellite weighed 1500 kg, and had a singlere-entryvehiclein which exposed film was returned to earth for a mid-air aircraft recovery.
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The payload was believed to include some penetration aids and the singlere-entryvehiclehad some hardening against nuclear effects.
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The third firing carried are-entryvehicle.
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For bodies with atmospheres, the landing occurs after atmospheric entry (or less precisely for other planets, atmospheric reentry) and the lander is first are-entryvehicle.
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Both sides are also moving towards multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicles, at a fantastic cost.
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I believe that he included in that, as single units, multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicles.
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If we retain a nuclear deterrent, we will have to update it, which will probably mean increasing the number of multiple independently targeted re-entry vehicles.
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Its multiple, independently targetable re-entry vehicles have the capacity to destroy between eight and 14 widely separated targets.
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We estimate that it has a range of at least 3,000 kilometres and can carry three multiple independent re-entry vehicles to that distance.
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I mentioned the re-entry vehicles which have been released by unilateral decision from existing programmes of existing co-operation.
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That paragraph speaks of re-entry vehicles which have been released by unilateral decision from existing programmes of co-operation.
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The rockets are samplers to define the environment that the re-entry vehicles were exposed to.
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Intended for detection of re-entry vehicles, and small surface targets.
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