Information about 2003 In Spaceflight

Spaceflight is the use of space technology to fly a spacecraft into and through outer space.

Spaceflight is used in space exploration, and also in commercial activities like space tourism and satellite telecommunications.
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rocket is a vehicle, missile or aircraft which obtains thrust by the reaction to the ejection of fast moving fluid from within a rocket engine.

The history of rockets goes back to at least the 13th century^[1].
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ORBit is a CORBA compliant Object Request Broker (ORB). The current version is called ORBit2 and is compliant with CORBA version 2.4. It is developed under the GPL license and is used as middleware for the GNOME project.
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January 6 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

• 1066 - Harold Godwinson is crowned King of England.

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The Titan II was an ICBM and space launcher developed by the Glenn L. Martin Company from the earlier Titan I missile. Titan II

Launch of a Titan II ICBM from underground silo 395-Charlie at Vandenberg AFB, CA in the mid-1960s.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base (IATA: VBG, ICAO: KVBG, FAA LID: VBG) is a United States military installation with a spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the base population was 6,151.
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United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. Previously part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947.
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Coriolis can refer to:

• Gaspard-Gustave Coriolis - scientist who established the mathematical basis underpinning the Coriolis effect.
• The Coriolis Satellite launched in 2003 by the Naval Research Laboratory and Air Force Research Laboratory of the USA.

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United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the United States armed forces and one of the seven uniformed services. Previously part of the United States Army, the USAF was formed as a separate branch of the military on September 18, 1947.
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Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km. Given the rapid orbital decay of objects below approximately 200 km, the commonly accepted definition for LEO is between 200 - 2000 km
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January 9 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

• 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.

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Balasore (also known as Baleswar or Baleshwar) is a city in Orissa state of eastern India. It is the administrative headquarters of Balasore District.
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A sub-orbital spaceflight (or sub-orbital flight) is a spaceflight in which the spacecraft reaches space, but its trajectory then intersects the atmosphere or surface of the gravitational body from which it was launched, and thus does not enter a stable orbit.
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January 9 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

Events

• 475 - Byzantine Emperor Zeno is forced to flee his capital at Constantinople.

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January 13 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

It is still celebrated as New Year's Eve by those on the Julian calendar (Old New Year).
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Delta II

A Delta II rocket launches from Cape Canaveral carrying a GPS satellite
Fact sheet
Function Launch vehicle
Manufacturer United Launch Alliance (Boeing IDS)
Country of origin USA
Cost per launch (1987) $36.
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Vandenberg Air Force Base (IATA: VBG, ICAO: KVBG, FAA LID: VBG) is a United States military installation with a spaceport, in Santa Barbara County, California, United States. As of the 2000 census, the base population was 6,151.
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ICESat (Ice, Cloud, and Land Elevation Satellite), part of NASA's Earth Observing System, is a satellite mission for measuring ice sheet mass balance, cloud and aerosol heights, as well as land topography and vegetation characteristics.
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA logo
Motto: For the Benefit of All^[1]

NASA seal
Agency overview
Formed 29 July 1958

Headquarters Washington D.C.

Annual Budget $16.
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Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km. Given the rapid orbital decay of objects below approximately 200 km, the commonly accepted definition for LEO is between 200 - 2000 km
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Oceanography (from Ocean + Greek γράφειν = write), also called oceanology or marine science, is the branch of Earth Sciences that studies the Earth's oceans and seas.
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CHIPSat

CHIPSat (courtesey NASA)
Organization NASA
Space Sciences Laboratory, Berkeley
Contractor SpaceDev, Inc.
Mission Type Astronomy
Satellite of Earth
Launch January 12, 2003 on Delta II 7320-10
Launch site VAFB SLC-2W
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National Aeronautics and Space Administration

NASA logo
Motto: For the Benefit of All^[1]

NASA seal
Agency overview
Formed 29 July 1958

Headquarters Washington D.C.

Annual Budget $16.
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Low Earth Orbit (LEO) is generally defined as an orbit within the locus extending from the Earth’s surface up to an altitude of 2,000 km. Given the rapid orbital decay of objects below approximately 200 km, the commonly accepted definition for LEO is between 200 - 2000 km
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Astronomy is the scientific study of celestial objects (such as stars, planets, comets, and galaxies) and phenomena that originate outside the Earth's atmosphere (such as the cosmic background radiation).
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January 16 is the 1st day of the year (2nd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. There are 0 days remaining.

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Space Shuttle

Space Shuttle Atlantis on the launch pad prior to the STS-115 mission.
Fact sheet
Function Manned partially re-usable launch and reentry system
Manufacturer United Space Alliance:
Thiokol/Boeing (SRBs)
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This article contains information regarding a spaceport which is either currently in the process of launching, or is scheduled to launch within the next week.
Details may change as the countdown and ascent progress.
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