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astronautics

Science of space travel. It was formerly subsumed under aeronautics.

Both subjects include hypersonics, the study of airflows and forces at speeds above five times that of sound (Mach 5), as experienced by space rockets and guided missiles.



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Says Leonov, "Practical cosmonautics has now entered a new stage: the beginning of a transition from research and experiments to large-scale production activities in outer space.
Soviet modular space station by Eberhart, Jonathan / Science News
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