Sentence examples for large spacecraft from inspiring English sources

The traditional way to land a large spacecraft is to give it long legs and powerful thrusters.

So any large spacecraft would need to be assembled and fueled in space, rather than on the ground.

The simulation has been applied to large spacecraft, aircraft, and terrestrial power systems.

Although small pieces of space debris burn up in our atmosphere every day, the fall of such a large spacecraft only happens once every couple of years.

A small satellite equipped with multiple robotic manipulators is expected to carry out device replacement task for target large spacecraft.

The Aqua satellite is a large spacecraft with sensors designed to follow the cycle of the earth's water in its many forms to determine whether it is being affected by climate change.

The European Space Agency is working on a mission called Don Quijote that aims to use a large, heavy spacecraft to ram an asteroid out of the way.

Its purpose largely was one of testing the dynamics of larger spacecraft, though it also was the focus of the first space venture involving cooperation between the U.S.S.R. and the United States.

Mir will be the largest spacecraft brought to Earth.

The ATV is the largest spacecraft the ESA has ever launched.

ExoPlanetSat is not meant to replace larger spacecraft, but to be complementary, says Sara Seager, professor of planetary science and physics at MIT, meaning the nanosatellite will focus on individual stars that larger spacecraft have identified as being scientifically interesting.