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2. Mongolia - Wikipedia

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   The name Mongolia means the "Land of the Mongols" in Latin. The Mongolian word "Mongol" (монгол) is of uncertain etymology, given variously as the name of a mountain or river; as a corruption of the Mongolian Mongkhe-tengri-gal ("Eternal Sky Fire"); or as a derivation from Mugulü, the 4th-century founder of the Rouran Khaganate, first attested as the 'Mungu', (Chinese: 蒙兀, Modern ...

3. Apollo 13 - Wikipedia

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   Apollo 13 (April 11–17, 1970) was the seventh crewed mission in the Apollo space program and the third meant to land on the Moon. The craft was launched from Kennedy Space Center on April 11, 1970, but the lunar landing was aborted after an oxygen tank in the service module (SM) ruptured two days into the mission, disabling its electrical and life-support system.

4. Space ethics - Wikipedia

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   Space ethics, astroethics or astrobioethics [1] is a discipline of applied ethics that discusses the moral and ethical implications arising from astrobiological research, space exploration and space flight. [citation needed] It deals with practical contemporary issues like the protection of the space environment [2] and hypothetical future ...

5. Please Vote for Me - Wikipedia

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   Please Vote for Me. Please Vote for Me ( Chinese: 请投我一票; pinyin: Qǐng tóu wǒ yī piào) is a 2007 documentary film following the elections for class monitor in a 3rd grade class of eight-year-old children in the Evergreen Primary School in Wuhan, China. The candidates, Luo Lei, Xu Xiaofei, and Cheng Cheng, compete against each ...

6. Spacecraft electric propulsion - Wikipedia

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   Spacecraft electric propulsion (or just electric propulsion) is a type of spacecraft propulsion technique that uses electrostatic or electromagnetic fields to accelerate mass to high speed and thus generating thrust to modify the velocity of a spacecraft in orbit. [1] The propulsion system is controlled by power electronics .

7. Space-based solar power - Wikipedia

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   Space-based solar power essentially consists of three elements: [2] collecting solar energy in space with reflectors or inflatable mirrors onto solar cells or heaters for thermal systems. wireless power transmission to Earth via microwave or laser. receiving power on Earth via a rectenna, a microwave antenna.