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December 17, 2003

Topics

What is space? What is weightlessness? What is an orbit?

A space roadbook

How space works
How launchers work
How satellites work
How altimetry works
How orbital manœuvres work
How interplanetary trajectories work
How telecommunications work
How stratospheric balloons work
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Mercury
Venus
Earth
Mars
Jupiter
Saturn
Uranus
Neptune
Pluto

  • Space Information
    • GAIA successful launch on 19 December 2013
    • Next ariane launch live on 24 April 2015
  • Topics
    • The emergence of life on Earth
    • The exploration of Jupiter
    • The exploration of Uranus
    • Jupiter's vital statistics
    • Power is everything
    • Uranus' vital statistics
    • Cosmic billiards
    • The life of a satellite
    • Flight control
    • A tool tailored to each mission
    • How orbital manoeuvres work
      • Some classic orbital manoeuvres
      • Returning to Earth
    • How telecommunications work
      • History of telecommunications
      • The advent of wireless telegraphy
      • Today's technologies
    • Mercury
      • The exploration of Mercury
      • Mercury's vital statistics
    • Venus
      • The exploration of Venus
      • Venus' vital statistics
    • Saturn
      • The exploration of Saturn
      • Saturn's vital statistics
    • Neptune
      • Neptune's vital statistics
    • Pluto
      • Pluto's vital statistics
    • How stratospheric balloons work
      • How do balloons fly?
      • Different technologies and flight durations
      • Short-duration flights
      • Medium- and long-duration flights
      • Behind the scenes of a zero-pressure stratospheric balloon launch
      • Tight range safety regulations
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