List of basic aerospace topics
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- For a more comprehensive list, see the List of aerospace topics.
Aerospace comprises the atmosphere of Earth and surrounding space. Typically the term is used to refer to the Aerospace industry, which researches, designs, manufactures, operates, and maintains vehicles moving through air and space. The aerospace field is diverse, with a multitude of commercial, industrial, and military applications. (Note that aerospace is not the same as airspace, which is a term used to describe the physical air space directly above a location on the ground).
The following list of topics is provided as an overview of and introduction to the aerospace field:
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[edit] Essence of aerospace
- Main article: Aerospace
[edit] Aerospace industries and applications
[edit] Subdisciplines of the aerospace field
[edit] Aerospace organizations
Aerospace agencies
- NASA
- ESA
- Canadian Space Agency
- Indian Space Research Organization
- Russian Federal Space Agency (RKA)
- China National Space Administration
- Iranian Space Agency
Aerospace companies
Air transport companies
[edit] History of aerospace
- Main articles: History of aerospace, Timeline of aviation, Timeline of space exploration
- Wright brothers, Kittyhawk, Wright Glider
- Vergeltungswaffe
- V-1 flying bomb
- V-2 rocket
- Project Vanguard
- Sputnik, Sputnik crisis
- Space race
- Apollo program
- Skylab
[edit] Future of aerospace
[edit] United States
- Complete the International Space Station by 2010
- Retire the Space Shuttle by 2010
- Develop the Orion spacecraft (formerly known as the Crew Exploration Vehicle) by 2008, and conduct its first human spaceflight mission by 2014
- Develop Shuttle-Derived Launch Vehicles
- Explore the Moon with robotic spacecraft missions by 2008 and crewed missions by 2020
- Explore Mars and other destinations with robotic and crewed missions
[edit] Basic aerospace concepts
- Aerospace architecture
- Aerospace physiology
- Aircraft
- Atmospheric reentry
- Aviation
- Space program
- Satellites
- Spacecraft
- SpaceShipOne
- Wind tunnel
[edit] Leaders in aerospace
[edit] Aerospace lists
- Main article: List of aerospace topics
- List of aerospace engineering schools
- List of aerospace engineers
- List of aerospace engineering topics
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- National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) - U.S.
- European Space Agency (ESA) — E.U.
- Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency (JAXA) — Japan
- BLS website on aerospace industry
- Aerospace Industries Association
- American Institute of Aeronautics and Astronautics
- Federal Aviation Administration
- Iranian Aerospace Industries Organization
- Ioonos : Space in Europe
- Machine Tool Manufacturers´ of Spain (AFM) for aerospace industry
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