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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The dynamics of natural and human-made bodies in outer space.
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- noun the study of the
motion ofrockets and otherspacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universalgravitation
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- noun the branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space
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Examples
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An Air Force Academy grad with a master's degree in astrodynamics, he is aiming to keep alive a family tradition — his grandfather worked for NASA.
The Kabul-ki Dance 2002
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An Air Force Academy grad with a master's degree in astrodynamics, he is aiming to keep alive a family tradition — his grandfather worked for NASA.
The Kabul-ki Dance 2002
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The hardware, the software and even the astrodynamics involved were new and largely untried.
Star Performer 2010
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I may not be an expert in astrodynamics, but using basic scientific principles and watching the arguments of the actors, I can make a pretty good guess as to how seriously I should treat the astroid problem without having to resort to blind faith.
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I may not know astrodynamics, but if they make claims about basic mechanics or statistics that I can check directly, I will.
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I worked in astrodynamics for a number of years, in particular with how to get a spacecraft from Earth to say mars.
Politicians and Critics Sean 2008
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Arguing economics with a Marxist is like arguing astrodynamics with a flat-earther.
<a href="http://althouse.blogspot.com/2008/02/obamas-message-is-just-too-depressing.html" title="Obama's message is just too depressing Ann Althouse 2008
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For example, I have no formal training in astrodynamics, but I have a copy of Bate and have enough math to understand the principles and follow the examples.
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For example, I have no formal training in astrodynamics, but I have a copy of Bate and have enough math to understand the principles and follow the examples.
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I still have a good portion of my paper to write, but I finished 3 programs and my astrodynamics assignment.
whyjakeisodd Diary Entry whyjakeisodd 2002
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