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Revision as of 07:01, 27 August 2021
Astronautics is the science of spaceflight. It covers the fields of space travel and space exploration. It is divided into a number of subfields covering various aspects of spaceflight.
Aeronautics differs from astronautics in that it is the science of atmospheric flight. Aeronautics on Mars can be viewed either as a subset of Spaceflight or as an extension of Earth aeronautics.
Astrodynamics
Spacecraft trajectories, ballistics and celestial mechanics.
Orbital mechanics, Hohmann transfer orbits, fast transfer and flyby orbits,
Spacecraft Propulsion
Propellant, Fuel and Oxidizers
Secondary propulsion
Spacecraft Design
Structure
Power systems, RTGs
Thermal design
Communications
Launch and landing infrastructures
Spacecraft Controls
Attitude controls
Star trackers
Telemetry, command and tracking
Space Environment
Radiation in space
Martian surface radiation environment
Dust and micrometeorites
