Search references for LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM. Phrases containing LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
See searches and references containing LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM!LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
Series of five uncrewed lunar orbiter missions
The Lunar Orbiter program was a series of five uncrewed Moon-orbiting missions launched by the United States in 1966 and 1967. Intended to help select
Lunar_Orbiter_program
Orbit of an object around the Moon
United States spacecraft to orbit the Moon was Lunar Orbiter 1 on August 14, 1966. The first orbit was an elliptical orbit, with an apolune of 1,008 nautical
Lunar_orbit
NASA orbiter mission to the Moon (1966)
The 1966 Lunar Orbiter 1 robotic spacecraft mission, part of NASA's Lunar Orbiter program, was the first American spacecraft to orbit the Moon. It was
Lunar_Orbiter_1
NASA robotic spacecraft orbiting the moon
The Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO) is a NASA robotic spacecraft currently orbiting the Moon in an eccentric polar mapping orbit. Data collected by
Lunar_Reconnaissance_Orbiter
NASA orbiter mission to the Moon (1967–1968)
Lunar Orbiter Program. NASA. ISBN 978-1-495-92029-5. NASA-TM-X-3487. Retrieved 12 November 2022. "Lunar Orbiter Photo Gallery - Mission 5". Lunar and Planetary
Lunar_Orbiter_5
United States lunar probe
Lunar Orbiter 4 was a robotic U.S. spacecraft, part of the Lunar Orbiter Program, designed to orbit the Moon, after the three previous orbiters had completed
Lunar_Orbiter_4
Project to digitize and restore pictures taken by the Lunar Orbiter program
The Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project (LOIRP) was a project to digitize the original analog data tapes from the five Lunar Orbiter spacecraft that
Lunar Orbiter Image Recovery Project
Lunar_Orbiter_Image_Recovery_Project
NASA orbiter mission to the Moon (1967)
The Lunar Orbiter 3 was a spacecraft launched by NASA in 1967 as part of the Lunar Orbiter Program. It was designed primarily to photograph areas of the
Lunar_Orbiter_3
NASA orbiter mission to the Moon (1966–1967)
1966 Lunar Orbiter 2 robotic spacecraft mission, part of the Lunar Orbiter Program, was designed primarily to photograph smooth areas of the lunar surface
Lunar_Orbiter_2
Zond program — USSR Lunar exploration (1964–1970) Surveyor program — US Lunar soft-landing probe (1966–1968) Lunar Orbiter program — US Lunar orbital (1966–1967)
List_of_lunar_probes
NASA-led lunar exploration program
Earth orbit since the Apollo program. Artemis III, scheduled for late 2027, is planned to test an HLS lunar lander in Earth orbit. Artemis IV, targeted for
Artemis_program
Lunar research program (2004–present)
The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program (CLEP; Chinese: 中国探月工程; pinyin: Zhōngguó Tànyuè Gōngchéng), also known as the Chang'e Project (Chinese: 嫦娥工程; pinyin:
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program
Chinese_Lunar_Exploration_Program
Cancelled lunar orbital space station
The Lunar Gateway was a planned space station that would have been assembled in orbit around the Moon as part of the Artemis program. Derived from earlier
Lunar_Gateway
Planned international lunar base
ILRS will build on the robotic lunar missions of the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program and Roscosmos' Luna-Glob program. China's 2028 Chang'e 8 mission
International Lunar Research Station
International_Lunar_Research_Station
Spaceflight maneuver
Lunar orbit rendezvous (LOR) is a process for landing humans on the Moon and returning them to Earth. It was utilized for the Apollo program missions in
Lunar_orbit_rendezvous
1961–1972 American crewed lunar exploration program
blast crater while orbiting above the lunar surface. Beginning in 2009, NASA's robotic Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, while orbiting 50 kilometers (31 mi)
Apollo_program
Indian Lunar exploration programme
incorporates a lunar orbiter, an impactor, a lunar lander and a rover spacecraft. There have been three missions so far with a total of two orbiters, landers and
Chandrayaan_programme
American uncrewed lunar space missions in the 1960s
of the lunar surface. Ranger 7 Ranger block III spacecraft diagram. (NASA) Apollo program Luna programme Lunar Orbiter program Pioneer program Surveyor
Ranger_program
Program of robotic spacecraft missions
lunar outpost designs. Exploration of the Moon List of future lunar missions Lunar ice Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter "Lunar Precursor Robotic Program"
Lunar Precursor Robotic Program
Lunar_Precursor_Robotic_Program
Programs by the Soviet Union to land humans on the Moon
lunar programs were a series of programs pursued by the Soviet Union to land humans on the Moon, in competition with the United States Apollo program
Soviet_crewed_lunar_programs
the last five used the Atlas-Centaur. The Lunar Orbiter program was a series of five uncrewed lunar orbiter missions launched by the United States, starting
List of uncrewed NASA missions
List_of_uncrewed_NASA_missions
1960s NASA program to soft-land robotic probes on the Moon
was an indication the programs were at similar stages. Atlas (rocket family) Luna programme Lunar Orbiter program Ranger program Exploration of the Moon
Surveyor_program
Cancelled 2005–2010 NASA human spaceflight program
the Altair lunar lander. The Orion spacecraft was designed for the Constellation program as a crew compartment for use in low Earth orbit. Lockheed Martin
Constellation_program
Series of United States uncrewed lunar and planetary space probes (1958-60; 1965-92)
The Pioneer programs were two series of United States lunar and planetary space probes. The first program, which ran from 1958 to 1960, unsuccessfully
Pioneer_program
Byers, Bruce K. (April 1977). "DESTINATION MOON: A History of the Lunar Orbiter Program". NASA. Retrieved December 18, 2010. "GAMBIT 1 KH-7 Reconnaissance
List of space programs of the United States
List_of_space_programs_of_the_United_States
Nikon NASA F4 Pioneer program, 1958–1960 Pioneer 1, television camera Pioneer 2, television camera Lunar Orbiter program, Lunar Orbiter 1–5, 1966–1967 The
List of NASA cameras on spacecraft
List_of_NASA_cameras_on_spacecraft
Type of spacecraft orbit
(CE-5) orbiter first moved to Sun-Earth Lagrange point 1 (L1) in March 2021 for solar observations. In January 2022, CE-5 left L1 point for the lunar distant
Distant_retrograde_orbit
Failed NASA mission to Mars (1998–1999)
The Mars Climate Orbiter (formerly the Mars Surveyor '98 Orbiter) was a robotic space probe launched by NASA on December 11, 1998, to study the Martian
Mars_Climate_Orbiter
1972–2011 United States human spaceflight program
50,000 lb (23,000 kg) of payload into low Earth orbit (LEO). When its mission was complete, the orbiter would reenter the Earth's atmosphere and land like
Space_Shuttle_program
Moon exploration program by the Russian Federal Space Agency
completed, the program is intended to continue with crewed lunar missions, starting with a crewed orbiter spacecraft called Orel. The program is based on
Luna-Glob
Loren Grush, The Verge April 27, 2018 "How ISRO modified a lunar orbiter into Mars orbiter Mangalyaan, India's "Moon Man" recalls". Zee News. 25 October
List_of_missions_to_the_Moon
Division of the US Geological Survey which studies planetary geology and cartography
involving the USGS Astrogeology Research Program include: Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter Cassini-Huygens Mission to Saturn Mars
Astrogeology_Research_Program
Natural satellite orbiting Earth
lunar surface in preparation for human missions: the Jet Propulsion Laboratory's Ranger program, the Lunar Orbiter program and the Surveyor program.
Moon
List of space missions by NASA
completed Lunar Orbiter program Lunar Orbiter 1, launched August 1966, completed Lunar Orbiter 2, launched November 1966, completed Lunar Orbiter 3, launched
List_of_NASA_missions
Series of Soviet robotic space probes launched between 1964 and 1970
Attempted Lunar orbiter and N1 rocket test Zond L1S-2 Launched 3 July 1969 First stage failure. The Zond capsule was recovered. Attempted Lunar orbiter and
Zond_program
2019 Chinese lunar lander & rover
'Chang'e No. 4') is a robotic spacecraft mission in the Chinese Lunar Exploration Program of the CNSA. It made a soft landing on the far side of the Moon
Chang'e_4
Prominent lunar impact crater
estimated age of 108 million years, based on analysis by NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter. This age initially suggested that the impactor may have been
Tycho_(lunar_crater)
NASA crewed Moon landing spacecraft (1969–1972)
Lunar Module (LM /ˈlɛm/), originally designated the Lunar Excursion Module (LEM), was the lunar lander spacecraft that was flown between lunar orbit and
Apollo_Lunar_Module
First South Korean lunar orbiter
The Korea Pathfinder Lunar Orbiter (KPLO), officially Danuri, is South Korea's first lunar mission. The orbiter, its science payload and ground control
Danuri
Missions to the Moon
phase of South Korea's lunar exploration program, with plans to launch another lunar lander and probe. Pakistan sent a lunar orbiter called ICUBE-Q along
Exploration_of_the_Moon
Arrival of a spacecraft on the Moon's surface
location of impact for spent lunar orbiters can have scientific value. For example, in 1999 the NASA Lunar Prospector orbiter was deliberately targeted to
Moon_landing
Robotic spacecraft missions to the Moon by the Soviet Union (1958–1976)
shots of the lunar surface. Orbiter spacecraft require less thrust and propellant than landers, but still require enough to achieve lunar orbit insertion
Luna_programme
Planned Russian lunar orbiter
Luna 26 (Luna-Resurs-Orbiter or Luna-Resurs O) is a planned lunar polar orbiter, part of the Luna-Glob program, by Roscosmos. In addition to its scientific
Luna_26
human-made object to ever leave Earth's orbit and circle around the Sun, where it remained to this day. Lunar orbit Circumlunar trajectory List of minor
List of extraterrestrial orbiters
List_of_extraterrestrial_orbiters
US–USSR spaceflight capability rivalry
nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. "Lunar Orbiter to the Moon (1966 - 1967)". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov. Retrieved November 23, 2024. "Lunar Orbiter Program - NASA Science". science
Space_Race
1968 photograph of Earth from lunar orbit
previous ones were taken robotically and in black-and-white by the Lunar Orbiter program robotic probes, taking in 1966 the first ever image of Earth above
Earthrise
Lunar lander used for Apollo 11
Lunar Module Eagle (LM-5) is the Apollo Lunar Module that was the first crewed lunar lander flown by humans to the Moon. Part of the 1969 Apollo 11 mission
Lunar_Module_Eagle
Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft
known in Japan by its nickname Kaguya (かぐや), was the second Japanese lunar orbiter spacecraft following the Hiten probe. Produced by the Institute of Space
SELENE
Indian lunar mission (2019–Present)
vehicle") is the second lunar exploration mission developed by ISRO after Chandrayaan-1. It consists of a lunar orbiter, the Vikram lunar lander, and the Pragyan
Chandrayaan-2
First crewed Moon landing (1969)
the lunar surface by the five uncrewed probes of the Lunar Orbiter program and information about surface conditions provided by the Surveyor program. The
Apollo_11
NASA program contracting commercial transportation services to the Moon
Commercial Lunar Payload Services (CLPS) is a NASA program to hire companies to send small robotic landers and rovers to the Moon. Most landing sites
Commercial Lunar Payload Services
Commercial_Lunar_Payload_Services
Propulsive maneuver used to arrive at the Moon
27 US missions to lunar space were launched from 1962 to 1973, including five successful Surveyor soft landers, five Lunar Orbiter surveillance probes
Trans-lunar_injection
China crewed lunar surface lander
the lander-orbiter architecture of the 2020 Chang'e 5 and the 2024 Chang'e 6 robotic lunar sample-return missions; however, unlike the orbiters for the robotic
Lanyue
American space and aeronautics agency
Ranger Program was started in the 1950s as a response to Soviet lunar exploration, however most missions ended in failure. The Lunar Orbiter program had
NASA
Planned Chinese lunar exploration mission
The mission will include an orbiter, a lander, a mini-hopping probe, and a rover. The Chinese Lunar Exploration Program was designed to be conducted
Chang'e_7
Planned South Korean lunar lander
of the Korean Lunar Exploration Program, and is currently under development with a launch target of 2032, following the lunar orbiter Danuri launched
Korea_Lunar_Lander_and_Rover
Southernmost point on the Moon
Orbiters, Clementine, Lunar Prospector, Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, Kaguya, and Chandrayaan-1, that discovered the presence of lunar water. NASA's LCROSS
Lunar_south_pole
Planned spaceflight mission
crewed mission and the first Moon landing in the NASA-led Artemis lunar exploration program, marking the first crewed Moon landing since Apollo 17 in 1972
Artemis_IV
Spacecraft intended to land on the surface of the Moon
The orbiter then left lunar orbit on 20 June 2024 with the returner, which landed in Inner Mongolia on 25 June 2024, completing China's lunar far side
Lunar_lander
crewed lunar missions employing the Mengzhou orbiter, Lanyue lander, and Long March 10 rocket. China's first deep space probe, the Yinghuo-1 orbiter, was
Chinese_space_program
2000 video game
edition, labeled "Orbiter 2024", was released on 31 December 2024. The developer, Martin Schweiger, announced to the community that Orbiter is being published
Orbiter_(simulator)
Lunar lander variant of SpaceX Starship
(Human Landing System) is a lunar lander variant of the Starship spacecraft that is slated to transfer astronauts from a lunar orbit to the surface of the Moon
Starship_HLS
Indian lunar mission (2023–Present)
tracking stations. For the first time on the lunar surface, a laser beam from NASA's Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter was broadcast on 12 December 2023, and it
Chandrayaan-3
Division of the Boeing Company that builds military aircraft, weapons, and space systems
Energy Anti-Satellite Weapon System XSS Micro-satellite Lunar Orbiter program Surveyor program Mariner 10 Mars Science Laboratory AN/TWQ-1 Avenger – lightweight
Boeing Defense, Space & Security
Boeing_Defense,_Space_&_Security
American human spaceflight program
a crewed lunar base, an Earth-orbiting space station, the so-called Grand Tour of the Outer Solar System, and the original Voyager program of Mars Lander
Apollo_Applications_Program
Technology development overview
Moon Lunar Orbiter program – Series of five uncrewed lunar orbiter missions Lunar Prospector – Third mission of the Discovery program; polar orbital reconnaissance
Outline of artificial satellites
Outline_of_artificial_satellites
are on the far side of the Moon, including Ranger 4, Lunar Orbiter 1, Lunar Orbiter 2, Lunar Orbiter 3, Chang'e 4 lander and Yutu-2 rover. Because of increasing
List of artificial objects on the Moon
List_of_artificial_objects_on_the_Moon
Proposed system of reusable manned space vehicles
modules. Those would be emplaced in low Earth orbit, polar Earth orbit, geosationary orbit, and lunar orbit. The Mars-focused aspects of the plan were supposed
Space_Transportation_System
Chinese lunar exploration mission
an Orbiter/Returner pair. The Ascender conducted the first ever robotic lunar orbit docking, with the Orbiter/Returner, and the eighth lunar orbit docking
Chang'e_5
South Korean space program
the Danuri, a lunar orbiter launched in 2022, and a future lunar lander, scheduled to be launched in 2032. South Korea's first lunar orbiter is named Danuri
Korean Lunar Exploration Program
Korean_Lunar_Exploration_Program
Chinese lunar communications satellite
Chinese Lunar Exploration Program. The China National Space Administration (CNSA) launched the Queqiao relay satellite on 20 May 2018 to a halo orbit around
Queqiao-1
Proposed lunar LiDAR mapping mission
instrument into a polar orbit around the Moon. Its measurements will be used to generate highly accurate elevation models of the lunar surface, intended to
Moonraker_(lunar_orbiter)
Program of missions to the moon by JAXA
Moon in the future". The first spacecraft of the program, the uncrewed lunar orbiter SELENE (Kaguya), was launched from Tanegashima Space Center on September
Japanese Lunar Exploration Program
Japanese_Lunar_Exploration_Program
Topics referred to by the same term
lunar exploration program may refer to: Apollo program Artemis program Commercial Lunar Payload Services Constellation program Lunar Orbiter program Ranger
American lunar exploration program
American_lunar_exploration_program
the Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter, along with the Commercial Lunar Payload Services initiative developing the VIPER rover and Lunar Trailblazer orbiter. "NASA
Lunar Discovery and Exploration Program
Lunar_Discovery_and_Exploration_Program
Fifth crewed Moon landing
in areas of the lunar highlands far from Mare Imbrium. Scientist Dan Milton, studying photographs of the highlands from Lunar Orbiter photographs, saw
Apollo_16
Planned lander spacecraft component of NASA's cancelled Project Constellation
known as the Lunar Surface Access Module or LSAM, was the planned lander spacecraft component of NASA's cancelled Constellation program. Astronauts would
Altair_(spacecraft)
Science of planets and planetary systems
their lunar missions. Overlapping sequences were identified on images taken by the Lunar Orbiter program, and these were used to prepare a lunar stratigraphic
Planetary_science
Presence of water on the Moon
rover Lunar Flashlight solar sail orbiter Lunar IceCube lunar orbiter LunaH-Map lunar obiter Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter "The Moon". nssdc.gsfc.nasa.gov
Lunar_water
National space program of North Korea
said on 4 August 2016 that North Korea will begin designing a lunar orbiter and lunar lander immediately after launching a geostationary communications
North_Korean_space_program
Large impact crater on the Moon
3), but it was not until wide-field photographs taken by the US Lunar Orbiter program became available in 1966 that geologists recognized its true size
South_Pole–Aitken_basin
Flat earth proponent
punishment for humankind's arrogance was a mere matter of time". But the Lunar Orbiter program led to a sharp decline in membership. "Visual images, whether they
Samuel_Shenton
Solar system exploration program by NASA
Mission (Lunar Orbiter) Interlune-One (Lunar Rovers) Jovian Integrated Synoptic Telescope (IO Torus investigation) Lunar Discovery Orbiter Lunar Prospector
Discovery_Program
Third crewed mission of the Apollo space program
McDivitt, Command Module Pilot David Scott, and Lunar Module Pilot Rusty Schweickart. Flown in low Earth orbit, it was the second crewed Apollo mission that
Apollo_9
Independent confirmations of Apollo Moon landings
April 2021 the ISRO Chandrayaan-2 orbiter captured an image of the Apollo 11 Lunar Module Eagle descent stage. The orbiter's image of Tranquility Base, the
Third-party evidence for Apollo Moon landings
Third-party_evidence_for_Apollo_Moon_landings
Vehicle driven by astronauts on the Moon (1971–72)
The Lunar Roving Vehicle (LRV) is a battery-powered four-wheeled rover used on the Moon in the last three missions of the American Apollo program (15
Lunar_Roving_Vehicle
Second crewed mission to orbit the Moon
procedures short of actual descent and landing. After the spacecraft reached lunar orbit, astronaut John Young remained in the Command and Service Module (CSM)
Apollo_10
Hemisphere of the Moon that always faces away from Earth
Lunar Orbiter program launched by NASA from 1966 to 1967. Most of the coverage of the far side was provided by the final probe in the series, Lunar Orbiter
Far_side_of_the_Moon
Third mission of the Discovery program; polar orbital reconnaissance of the Moon
lunar hydrogen deposits, measured magnetic and gravity fields, and studied lunar outgassing events. The mission ended July 31, 1999, when the orbiter
Lunar_Prospector
traveled beyond low Earth orbit. Between December 1968 and December 1972, the NASA Apollo program sent 24 astronauts on nine crewed lunar missions. Six of the
List of people who have flown to the Moon
List_of_people_who_have_flown_to_the_Moon
Nanosatellite launched in 2022
Lunar IceCube was a NASA nanosatellite orbiter mission that was intended to prospect, locate, and estimate amount and composition of water ice deposits
Lunar_IceCube
Former rocket launch site in Florida, USA
pad was Vela 1 on October 17, 1963. Significant launches included: Lunar Orbiter 1 on August 10, 1966. It photographed proposed landing sites for Apollo
Cape Canaveral Launch Complex 13
Cape_Canaveral_Launch_Complex_13
Third crewed Moon landing
in the United States Apollo program operated by NASA, the third to land on the Moon, and the first to land in the lunar highlands. It was the last of
Apollo_14
Distance from center of Earth to center of Moon
More technically, it is the semi-major axis of the geocentric lunar orbit. The average lunar distance is approximately 385,000 km (239,000 mi), or 1.3 light-seconds
Lunar_distance
Vehicle that travels on the Moon's surface
of lunar surface and imaged Chang'e 6 lander on lunar surface. Chandrayaan-2 was the second lunar mission by India, consisting of a lunar orbiter, a lander
Lunar_rover
initially discovered by the analysis of Lunar Orbiter tracking data: navigation tests prior to the Apollo program showed positioning errors much larger
Gravitation_of_the_Moon
Landing site of Apollo 11 on the Moon
the Lunar Module remains at the original point of landing. According to Aldrin (with apparent confirmation from later Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter photos)
Tranquility_Base
NASA satellite to test the Lunar Gateway orbit
Navigation Experiment) is a lunar orbiter that is testing and verifying the calculated orbital stability planned for the now canceled Lunar Gateway space station
CAPSTONE
Lunar lander family for the Artemis program
lander planned to land a crew of four astronauts on the lunar surface for NASA's Artemis program. Development of the smaller, uncrewed lander (Mark 1) began
Blue_Moon_(spacecraft)
Lunar landers for the Artemis program
NASA-led Artemis program to land astronauts on the Moon. HLS vehicles are designed to transport crews from lunar orbit to the lunar surface, support them
Human_Landing_System
LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
Girl/Female
Muslim
Lunar halo. Glory.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Date Palm
Girl/Female
Latin American
The moon. In Mythology Luna is one of the names of Artemis the moon goddess.
Boy/Male
Indian, Punjabi, Sikh
A Star; Lunar Mansion
Girl/Female
Muslim
Date palm
Boy/Male
Hindu
Good qualities
Boy/Male
Australian, Indian, Modern
Sun; Moon
Surname or Lastname
English
English : occupational name for a copier of manuscripts, Old English wrītere.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Parsi, Sikh
Skill; Talent; Good Qualities
Boy/Male
Tamil
Of the second lunar month
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Sanskrit
Skill; Skill Talent
Boy/Male
Australian, Danish, Swedish
Beloved Man
Boy/Male
Bengali, Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Telugu
Happy
Girl/Female
Indian
The Moon
Boy/Male
Hindu
Of the second lunar month
Boy/Male
Indian, Kashmiri, Sanskrit
Lunar Shining
Girl/Female
Muslim
Lunar halo. Glory.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Indian, Kannada, Muslim
Aureole; Lunar Halo; Glory
Female
Hebrew
(×œï¬µ× ×”) Hebrew name LUNA means "dweller." Compare with another form of Luna.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : from the Middle English personal name Leugar, Levegar, Old English LÄ“ofgÄr, composed of the elements lÄ“of ‘dear’ + gÄr ‘spear’.Gallician and Spanish : habitational name from any of several places in Galicia called Lugar, from lugar ‘place’ ‘village’, or a topographic name from this word.
LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
Boy/Male
Hindu
One with a supreme light
Boy/Male
British, English
Heather Meadow
Female
Chamoru
, hill, mountain.
Boy/Male
Australian, Hebrew
Jehovah has Heard; A Biblical Name
Girl/Female
German
Folk rule.
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi
Holy Star
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Most High
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Marathi, Punjabi, Sikh
Winner of the Mind; The One who Controls the Mind
Boy/Male
Muslim
Noble
Boy/Male
French
Crown. French form of Stephen.
LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
LUNAR ORBITER-PROGRAM
a.
Of or pertaining to the ulna, or the elbow; as, the ulnar nerve.
a.
Of or pertaining to the moon; as, lunar observations.
a.
Of or pertaining to an orbit.
n.
An umpire; a third arbiter, appointed when two arbiters, previously selected, disagree.
a.
Situated around the orbit; as, the orbitary feathers of a bird.
a.
Influenced by the moon, as in growth, character, or properties; as, lunar herbs.
a.
Measured by the revolutions of the moon; as, a lunar month.
n.
The path described by a heavenly body in its periodical revolution around another body; as, the orbit of Jupiter, of the earth, of the moon.
n.
Any person who has the power of judging and determining, or ordaining, without control; one whose power of deciding and governing is not limited.
n.
A person appointed, or chosen, by parties to determine a controversy between them.
a.
Orbital.
n.
The cow blackbird.
a.
Of or pertaining to the scaphoid and lunar bones of the carpus.
n.
The middle bone of the proximal series of the carpus; -- called also semilunar, and intermedium.
n.
The addition of a day to the lunar calendar.
a.
Lunar.
n.
A lunar distance.
n.
One who is engaged in literary composition as a profession; an author; as, a writer of novels.
a.
Resembling the moon; orbed.
v. t.
To act as arbiter between.