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  2. Spacecraft call signs - Wikipedia

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    Endeavour, which was named for the space shuttle Endeavour, had previously served as call signs for both an Apollo spacecraft and the spacecraft's namesake shuttle. [6] The name Freedom honors Freedom 7 , the space capsule used by Alan Shepard 's Mercury Redstone 3 , the first United States human spaceflight mission.

  3. Seal of the United States Space Force - Wikipedia

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    The white Polaris symbolizes the guiding light of security and alludes to a constant presence and vigilance in space now and in the future. Two clusters of small stars represent the space assets developed, maintained, and operated by the U.S. Space Force. The three larger stars symbolize the Organize, Train, and Equip functions of the Space ...

  4. NASA insignia - Wikipedia

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    In the seal, the yellow sphere represents a planet, the stars represent space, the red chevron is a wing representing aeronautics (the latest design in hypersonic wings at the time the logo was developed), and the white arc represents the path of an orbiting spacecraft.

  5. Category:Call signs - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "Call signs" The following 53 pages are in this category, out of 53 total. ... Spacecraft call signs; T. List of three-letter broadcast call signs ...

  6. File:United States Space Force logo.svg - Wikipedia

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    Director of Staff of the United States Space Force; Forrest L. Vosler Non-Commissioned Officer Academy; List of space forces, units, and formations; Mission Delta 31; Mission Delta 4; NASA; National Security Space Institute; National Space Intelligence Center; Ranks and insignia of space forces; Robert Hutt; Robert Schreiner; Space Base Delta 1 ...

  7. File:United States Space Command emblem 2019.svg - Wikipedia

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    This file is a work of a United States Space Force member or employee, taken or made as part of that person's official duties. As a work of the U.S. federal government , the file is in the public domain in the United States.

  8. Apollo 16 - Wikipedia

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    At just over 74 hours into the mission, the spacecraft passed behind the Moon, temporarily losing contact with Mission Control. While over the far side , the SPS burned for 6 minutes and 15 seconds, braking the spacecraft into an orbit with a low point (pericynthion) of 58.3 and a high point (apocynthion) of 170.4 nautical miles (108.0 and 315. ...

  9. Call sign - Wikipedia

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    Russian nuclear icebreaker Arktika with call sign UKTY. Merchant and naval vessels are assigned call signs by their national licensing authorities. In the case of states such as Liberia or Panama, which are flags of convenience for ship registration, call signs for larger vessels consist of the national prefix plus three letters (for example, 3LXY, and sometimes followed by a number, e.g. 3LXY2).