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- Aphelion:
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The point on an elliptical orbit around the sun that is farthest from the sun.
- Communication latency:
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The time it takes for a signal to travel from the sender to the receiver, typically in reference to radio communication.
- Free return:
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A trajectory through space that brings a spacecraft back to the Earth without any major propulsive course changes.
- Habitable volume:
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The amount of volume available to the crew for living and working. Does not include space behind panels, underneath equipment, or otherwise inaccessible to the crew.
- Hohmann transfer:
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An elliptical path that takes a spacecraft from one circular orbit to another of larger or smaller diameter with the minimum amount of propellant used.
- Perihelion:
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The point on an elliptical orbit around the sun that is closest to the sun.
- Planetary protection:
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Preventing both the contamination of potentially habitable environments on celestial bodies by organisms from Earth and the contamination of the Earth’s biosphere...
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Rochlis, J., Love, S. (2019). Flying to Mars Is Hard. In: Young, L., Sutton, J. (eds) Encyclopedia of Bioastronautics. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10152-1_73-1
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