The Space Glossary

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Below are listed some random articles of the glossary.

PCBA

"PCBA" stands for "printed circuit board assembly," and it refers to a type of electronic component that is used in many different types of devices, including those used in the aerospace industry.

Dragonfly

Deutsch: Libelle / Español: Libélula / Português: Libélula / Français: Libellule / Italiano: Libellula

Dragonfly in the Space industry context refers to a planned NASA mission aimed at exploring Titan, Saturn's largest moon. This innovative rotorcraft (drone-like Spacecraft) is designed to fly to multiple locations on Titan's diverse surface to study prebiotic Chemistry and extraterrestrial habitability at this distant, mysterious world.

Envisat

Deutsch: Envisat / Español: Envisat / Português: Envisat / Français: Envisat / Italiano: Envisat

Envisat (Environmental Satellite) in the Space industry context refers to an Earth observation satellite operated by the European Space Agency (ESA). Launched in 2002, Envisat was the largest Earth monitoring satellite ever built at the time and served as a major source of data on Earth's Atmosphere, oceans, land, and ice over a decade.

Endeavour

Deutsch: Endeavour / Español: Endeavour / Português: Endeavour / Français: Endeavour / Italian: Endeavour

Endeavour refers to various notable elements within the Space industry, most prominently the Space Shuttle Endeavour and the Endeavour Crater on Mars. The Space Shuttle Endeavour is one of NASA's retired orbiters, while the Endeavour Crater is a large crater on Mars explored by the Opportunity rover.