main types of atmospheric entry: uncontrolled entry, such as the entry of astronomical objects, space debris, or bolides; and controlled entry (or reentry)...

Mars atmospheric entry is the entry into the atmosphere of Mars. High velocity entry into Martian air creates a CO2-N2 plasma, as opposed to O2-N2 for...

Non-ballistic atmospheric entry is a class of atmospheric entry trajectories that follow a non-ballistic trajectory by employing aerodynamic lift in the...

functional. For bodies with atmospheres, the landing occurs after atmospheric entry. In these cases, landers may employ parachutes to slow them down enough...

The Saturn Atmospheric Entry Probe is a mission concept study for a robotic spacecraft to deliver a single probe into Saturn to study its atmosphere....

detonated at Hiroshima. The object approached Earth undetected before its atmospheric entry, in part because its radiant (source direction) was close to the Sun...

occurrence of a repeated musical theme, especially in a fugue Atmospheric entry Royal entry, a procession of a ruler or his/her representative into a city...

remain attached to the atmospheric probe until 30 minutes prior to atmospheric entry. The 17 kg (37 lb) cone-shaped atmospheric probe measures just 40 cm...

and 0.4% over the entire atmosphere. Air composition, temperature and atmospheric pressure vary with altitude. Within the atmosphere, air suitable for...

High Energy Transient Explorer 1 (HETE-1) was a NASA astronomical satellite with international participation (mainly Japan and France). The concept of...