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HERMES SPACEPLANE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 1988-11-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
- Space Weapons
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- Hermes spaceplane
1, record 1, English, Hermes%20spaceplane
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
- Armes orbitales
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- avion spatial Hermès
1, record 1, French, avion%20spatial%20Herm%C3%A8s
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- avion-fusée Hermès 2, record 1, French, avion%2Dfus%C3%A9e%20Herm%C3%A8s
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Genre de navette pour la desserte de stations spatiales. 2, record 1, French, - avion%20spatial%20Herm%C3%A8s
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme "avion-fusée Hermès" est tiré d'un document de la société Aérospatiale. 2, record 1, French, - avion%20spatial%20Herm%C3%A8s
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1987-02-11
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- conventional take-off spaceplane
1, record 2, English, conventional%20take%2Doff%20spaceplane
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... Bonn sees even Hermes in a very different light, not simply as the ferry vehicle for the Columbus Space Station but as a technological stepping stone to the conventional take-off spaceplane. 1, record 2, English, - conventional%20take%2Doff%20spaceplane
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- avion spatial à décollage horizontal
1, record 2, French, avion%20spatial%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9collage%20horizontal
masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
(...) à Bonn, on considère le projet Hermès sous un angle tout différent : on ne le voit plus seulement comme un véhicule de transport pour assurer la liaison avec la station spatiale Colombus, mais aussi comme une étape technologique vers la réalisation d'un avion spatial à décollage horizontal. 1, record 2, French, - avion%20spatial%20%C3%A0%20d%C3%A9collage%20horizontal
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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