GLOSSARY
Aerospace Engineering |
relating to rockets, missiles, space vehicles, etc., that fly or |
Astronaut |
a person trained for travelling in space |
Crew |
the persons who work on and operated a ship, an aircraft or |
NASA |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration |
Posthumous award |
award given after a person’s death |
Spaceshuttle |
a spacecraft designed to travel into space |
STS 87 |
Space Transport System. 87=87th flight of space shuttle |
Microgravity |
related to the weightless space environment |