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Record 1 2007-09-07

English

Subject field(s)
  • Space Weapons
  • Launching and Space Maneuvering
CONT

Suborbital Spaceflight ... refers to trajectories that take a vehicle above the commonly ascribed border to space around 100km but not into orbit around the Earth. Such trajectories require far less energy than orbital ones.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Armes orbitales
  • Lancement et manœuvres dans l'espace
CONT

Même s'il réussit à atteindre l'espace à 100 km au-dessus de la surface terrestre, SpaceShipOne n'est pas capable de se mettre en orbite. Les spécialistes qualifient ce type de vol de suborbital, ou sous-orbital.

Spanish

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