Lockheed Martin / McDonnell Douglas / Hercules / Atlas / Thiokol Corporation / Orbital Sciences Corporation / LITE Services Program Boeing-Orbital Sciences Corporation / Martin Marietta / Hughes Aircraft Company / Air Canada / Pratt & Whitney / Boeing Corporation / United Technologies / General Dynamics / Douglas Aircraft Company / Fleet Satellite Communications Systems / /
Country
United States / /
Currency
GBP / USD / /
Event
Business Partnership / M&A / /
Facility
DavisMothan AFB / McConnell AFB / Space Transportation System / Vandenberg AFB / Cape Canaveral Air Force Station / Little Rock AFB / Manned Boosters Space Transportation System The Space Transportation System / /
IndustryTerm
satellite launches / heavy lift applications / medium lift capability / launch services / launch site / carrier vehicle / large payload launch systems / satellite payloads / satellite system / medium lift applications / heritage systems / satellite launch services / communications satellite / scientific satellite / electronics / satellite builder / environmental equipment / high-energy propellant stage / communication satellite / electronics bays / steel / /
NaturalFeature
Cape Canaveral / Pacific Ocean / /
Organization
Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency / World Health Organization / US government / Missile Defense Agency / African Union / National Aeronautics and Space Administration / Air Force / /
Person
John Glenn / /
Position
astronaut / extensive astronaut / Mars Surveyor / commander / commander / pilot / mission specialist and payload specialist / /
Chapter 9 U.S. SPACE LAUNCH SYSTEMS Space systems can be divided into two categories: the launch vehicle and the payload. The launch vehicle, commonly called the booster, propels the spacecraft and its associated payloa