orbiting spacecraft

collocation in English

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orbit
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈɔː.bɪt/us
/ˈɔːr.bɪt/
the curved path through which objects in space move around a planet ...
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spacecraft
noun[C]
uk
/ˈspeɪs.krɑːft/us
/ˈspeɪs.kræft/
a vehicle used for travel ...
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(Definition oforbitandspacecraftfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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For this reason, the gravitational force experienced insideorbitingspacecraftis 10 4-10 6 g, and is commonly called 'microgravity'.
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It can be used either to accelerate or brake anorbitingspacecraft.
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Instruments onorbitingspacecrafthave detected clay (also called phyllosilicates) in some layers.
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Dust devils have been seen from the ground and fromorbitingspacecraft.
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Laser altimeter and radar sounding data fromorbitingspacecrafthave identified a large number of basin-sized structures previously hidden in visual images.
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As a result the crater floor has never been observed byorbitingspacecraft, although it has been roughly mapped by radar.
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In modern times, the gyrostat concept is used in the design of attitude control systems fororbitingspacecraftand satellites.
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It has the ability to dock withorbitingspacecraftand move payload in orbit.
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Instruments onorbitingspacecrafthave detected clay (also called phyllosilicate) in some layers.
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Their advantages overorbitingspacecraftare that they can make observations to a microscopic level and can conduct physical experimentation.
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These deposits can not be seen with the naked eye, but they can be seen in images taken from telescopes ororbitingspacecraft.
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He described the use oforbitingspacecraftfor detailed peaceful and military observation of the ground and described how the special conditions of space could be useful for scientific experiments.
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The paper concluded that by about the year 2000, the collisions from debris formed by this process would outnumber micrometeoroids as the primary ablative risk toorbitingspacecraft.
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Pictures taken fromorbitingspacecraftshow that some layers of rocks seem to break up into fine dust; consequently these rocks are probably composed of small particles.
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