In astronautics, a whifferdill is a maneuver used during orbital rendezvous when the target is on a different orbital plane from the piloted vehicle.
en.wikipedia.org Some museums address the history and artifacts of space exploration as well, illustrating the close association between aeronautics and astronautics.
en.wikipedia.org The organization focuses on many related interests: telescopes, binoculars, astrophotography, computer planetaria, astronautics, cosmology, meteors, rocketry, sky lore and celestial navigation.
en.wikipedia.org While focusing particularly on astronomy and related sciences, he was also interested in epistemology, astronautics, geology, nuclear physics, and electricity.
en.wikipedia.org In spite of this, astronautics did not become a practical discipline until the mid-20th century.
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