Vela

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Vela may refer to:

  • Vela, a constellation (the Sails)
  • Vela Pulsar, a pulsar in the constellation of Vela
  • Project Vela, a system developed by the United States to monitor compliance with the Partial Test Ban Treaty
    • Vela (satellite), a series of satellites launched by the United States to monitor nuclear testing
      • Vela Incident, an international incident, in which a Vela satellite is thought to possibly have observed a nuclear test
  • Vehicle Emission Laboratory (VELA) facilities at the JRC's Institute for Energy and Transport (IET) capable of measuring experimentally the physical, chemical and toxicological characterization of the emissions from all types of transport vehicles and engines.
  • Nemmara Vallangi Vela, an annual festival of a village called Nemmara in South India
  • Vela International Marine, a subsidiary of Saudi Aramco
  • Carlos Vela, a Mexican footballer, playing for Real Sociedad
  • Blasco Núñez Vela, viceroy of Peru
  • Vela, a commune in Dolj County, Romania
  • Vela (genus), a genus of land crabs in the family Gecarcinucidae
  • Vela, a playable character in the video game Jet Force Gemini
  • Vela, a religious, cultural celebration from the city of Tehuantepec, Mexico
  • Versatile Laboratory Aid (VELA), a data logging tool used in education.
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