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GLOSSARY
airlock microgravity
a sealed compartment with the weightless condition
two sets of doors that is used experienced in orbit
to travel from a spacecraft
into space and back module
a self-contained unit of
array a spacecraft
a group of items that form a
complete unit node
a spacecraft module that
atmosphere connects to other modules
the layer of air that or parts
surrounds Earth
orbit
cosmonaut to travel around another
a Russian astronaut object in a regular pattern
debris solar
pieces of waste having to do with the sun
dock truss
to join two a support structure to which
spacecraft together parts are connected
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