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• space probe — space probe, n. an unmanned rocket carrying instruments to explore objects or conditions in outer space; used mostly for vehicles travelling beyond the earth s gravitational field, rather than in orbital or suborbital flight. [PJC] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• space probe — noun a rocket propelled guided missile that can escape the earth s atmosphere; makes observations of the solar system that cannot be made by terrestrial observation (Freq. 3) • Hypernyms: ↑guided missile • Part Meronyms: ↑telemeter * * *… …   Useful english dictionary

• space probe — {n.}, {Space English} An unmanned spacecraft other than an Earth satellite fitted with instruments which gather and transmit information about other planets in the solar system (e.g., Venus, Mars, and Jupiter) on what are called fly by missions,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• space probe — {n.}, {Space English} An unmanned spacecraft other than an Earth satellite fitted with instruments which gather and transmit information about other planets in the solar system (e.g., Venus, Mars, and Jupiter) on what are called fly by missions,… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• space\ probe — noun Space English An unmanned spacecraft other than an Earth satellite fitted with instruments which gather and transmit information about other planets in the solar system (e.g., Venus, Mars, and Jupiter) on what are called fly by missions, i.e …   Словарь американских идиом

• Rosetta space probe timeline — Rosetta is a space probe aiming to rendezvous with the comet 67P/Churyumov Gerasimenko. This page records a detailed timeline of this mission.Timeline2004February*February 16 mdash; Rosetta was placed on top of an Ariane 5 rocket at the Guiana… …   Wikipedia

• Probe — may refer to:Media and entertainment* Probe (1972 TV pilot), a pilot for the sci fi series Search * Probe (TV series), a 1988 series * Probe (Philippine TV series) * Probe Records, a record label * Probe Entertainment, a British videogame… …   Wikipedia

• probe — [[t]pro͟ʊb[/t]] probes, probing, probed 1) VERB If you probe into something, you ask questions or try to discover facts about it. [V into n] The more they probed into his background, the more inflamed their suspicions would become... [V for n]… …   English dictionary

• Space Shuttle — STS redirects here. For other uses, see STS (disambiguation). This article is about the NASA Space Transportation System vehicle. For the associated NASA STS program, see Space Shuttle program. For other shuttles and aerospace vehicles, see… …   Wikipedia

• Space-Based Radar — refers to space borne radar systems that may have any of a variety of purposes. A number of earth observing radar satellites, such as RadarSat, have employed synthetic aperture radar (SAR) to obtain terrain and land cover information about the… …   Wikipedia

• Space burial — is a burial procedure in which a small sample of the cremated ashes of the deceased are placed in a capsule the size of a tube of lipstick and are launched into space using a rocket. As of 2004, samples of about 150 people have been buried in… …   Wikipedia