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STS-55, the Glossary

STS-55, or Deutschland 2 (D-2), was the 55th overall flight of the NASA Space Shuttle and the 14th flight of Shuttle Columbia.^[1]

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Space programme of Germany
Spacecraft launched in 1993

Amateur radio

Amateur radio, also known as ham radio, is the use of the radio frequency spectrum for purposes of non-commercial exchange of messages, wireless experimentation, self-training, private recreation, radiosport, contesting, and emergency communications.

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Astronomy

Astronomy is a natural science that studies celestial objects and the phenomena that occur in the cosmos.

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Atmospheric physics

Within the atmospheric sciences, atmospheric physics is the application of physics to the study of the atmosphere.

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Bernard A. Harris Jr.

Bernard Anthony Harris Jr. (born June 26, 1956) is a former NASA astronaut.

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Biology

Biology is the scientific study of life.

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Charles J. Precourt

Charles Joseph Precourt (born June 29, 1955) is a retired NASA astronaut.

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Coordinated Universal Time

Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) is the primary time standard globally used to regulate clocks and time.

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Earth observation

Earth observation (EO) is the gathering of information about the physical, chemical, and biological systems of the planet Earth.

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Eastern Time Zone

The Eastern Time Zone (ET) is a time zone encompassing part or all of 23 states in the eastern part of the United States, parts of eastern Canada, and the state of Quintana Roo in Mexico.

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Edwards Air Force Base

Edwards Air Force Base (AFB) is a United States Air Force installation in California.

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European Space Agency

The European Space Agency (ESA) is a 22-member intergovernmental body devoted to space exploration.

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Fluid mechanics

Fluid mechanics is the branch of physics concerned with the mechanics of fluids (liquids, gases, and plasmas) and the forces on them.

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France

France, officially the French Republic, is a country located primarily in Western Europe.

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Geocentric orbit

A geocentric orbit, Earth-centered orbit, or Earth orbit involves any object orbiting Earth, such as the Moon or artificial satellites.

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Gerhard Thiele

Gerhard Paul Julius Thiele (born September 2, 1953) is a German physicist and a former ESA astronaut.

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German Aerospace Center

The German Aerospace Center (e.V., abbreviated DLR, literally German Center for Air- and Space-flight) is the national center for aerospace, energy and transportation research of Germany, founded in 1969. STS-55 and German Aerospace Center are space programme of Germany.

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Germany

Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.

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Hans Schlegel

Hans Wilhelm Schlegel (Überlingen, 3 August 1951) is a German physicist, a former ESA astronaut, and a veteran of two NASA Space Shuttle missions.

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Japan

Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.

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Jerry L. Ross

Jerry Lynn Ross (born January 20, 1948, Crown Point, Indiana) is a retired United States Air Force officer, engineer, and a former NASA astronaut.

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Kennedy Space Center

The John F. Kennedy Space Center (KSC, originally known as the NASA Launch Operations Center), located on Merritt Island, Florida, is one of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration's (NASA) ten field centers.

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Kennedy Space Center Launch Complex 39A

Launch Complex 39A (LC-39A) is the first of Launch Complex 39's three launch pads, located at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Merritt Island, Florida.

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List of human spaceflights

This is a list of all crewed spaceflights throughout history.

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List of life sciences

This list of life sciences comprises the branches of science that involve the scientific study of life – such as microorganisms, plants, and animals including human beings.

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List of Space Shuttle missions

The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by NASA (the National Aeronautics and Space Administration). STS-55 and List of Space Shuttle missions are space Shuttle missions.

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Low Earth orbit

A low Earth orbit (LEO) is an orbit around Earth with a period of 128 minutes or less (making at least 11.25 orbits per day) and an eccentricity less than 0.25.

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Materials science

Materials science is an interdisciplinary field of researching and discovering materials.

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Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic is a nonprofit American academic medical center focused on integrated health care, education, and research.

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Multilateralism

In international relations, multilateralism refers to an alliance of multiple countries pursuing a common goal.

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NASA

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) is an independent agency of the U.S. federal government responsible for the civil space program, aeronautics research, and space research.

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Outline of space science

The following outline is provided as an overview and topical guide to space science: Space science – field that encompasses all of the scientific disciplines that involve space exploration and study natural phenomena and physical bodies occurring in outer space, such as space medicine and astrobiology.

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Pacific Time Zone

The Pacific Time Zone (PT) is a time zone encompassing parts of western Canada, the western United States, and western Mexico.

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Renate Brümmer

Renate Luise Brümmer (born 4 May 1955) is a Swiss-born German meteorological scientist and former astronaut.

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Rockwell International

Rockwell International was a major American manufacturing conglomerate involved in aircraft, the space industry, defense and commercial electronics, components in the automotive industry, printing presses, avionics and industrial products.

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Scientific method

The scientific method is an empirical method for acquiring knowledge that has characterized the development of science since at least the 17th century.

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Space exploration

Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space.

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Space Shuttle

The Space Shuttle is a retired, partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated from 1981 to 2011 by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) as part of the Space Shuttle program.

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Space Shuttle abort modes

Space Shuttle abort modes were procedures by which the nominal launch of the NASA Space Shuttle could be terminated.

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Space Shuttle Columbia

Space Shuttle Columbia (OV-102) was a Space Shuttle orbiter manufactured by Rockwell International and operated by NASA.

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Space Shuttle orbiter

The Space Shuttle orbiter is the spaceplane component of the Space Shuttle, a partially reusable orbital spacecraft system that was part of the discontinued Space Shuttle program.

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Space Shuttle program

The Space Shuttle program was the fourth human spaceflight program carried out by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), which accomplished routine transportation for Earth-to-orbit crew and cargo from 1981 to 2011.

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Space Transportation System

The Space Transportation System (STS), also known internally to NASA as the Integrated Program Plan (IPP), was a proposed system of reusable crewed space vehicles envisioned in 1969 to support extended operations beyond the Apollo program (NASA appropriated the name for its Space Shuttle Program, the only component of the proposal to survive Congressional funding approval).

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/STS-55

Also known as STS 55.

, Ulrich Walter, United States, Wastewater, Weightlessness.

STS-55, the Glossary

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Space programme of Germany

Spacecraft launched in 1993

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