The Space Glossary

This website is about everything about space ! You can find here

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Below are listed some random articles of the glossary.

Data Volume

Deutsch: Datenvolumen / Español: Volumen de Datos / Português: Volume de Dados / Français: Volume de Données / Italiano: Volume di Dati

In the space industry, the exponential growth of Data Volume poses unprecedented challenges for data storage, transmission, and processing. Satellites, probes, and space telescopes generate vast amounts of information that must be managed efficiently to ensure mission success and scientific progress.

Communication and Coordination

Deutsch: Kommunikation und Koordination / Español: Comunicación y Coordinación / Português: Comunicação e Coordenação / Français: Communication et Coordination / Italiano: Comunicazione e Coordinamento

Communication and Coordination are essential components in the Space industry. They refer to the methods and processes used to ensure effective information exchange and organized efforts among various entities involved in space missions, including Spacecraft, Ground control, international space agencies, and other stakeholders.

Exoplanet

Deutsch: Exoplanet / Español: Exoplaneta / Português: Exoplaneta / Français: Exoplanète / Italiano: Esopianeta

An exoplanet is a planet that orbits a Star outside our solar system. These Celestial bodies vary widely in size, composition, and orbital characteristics, and their discovery and study are key areas of Research in the Space industry.

Leftover

Deutsch: Überbleibsel / Español: Residuos / Português: Restos / Français: Restes / Italiano: Rimanenze

In the Space industry context, leftover refers to unused or residual materials, fuel, components, or debris that remain after a space mission or a rocket launch. These can include unused fuel in spacecraft, discarded rocket stages, or debris from satellites or space missions. Managing these leftovers is crucial to ensuring the safety and Sustainability of space operations, particularly as the problem of space debris grows.