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Rocket science is an informal term for aerospace engineering especially as it concerns craft which operate in outer space. Wikipedia does not have an article with this exact name. ... Wiktionary (from wiki and dictionary) is a multilingual, Web-based project to create a free content dictionary, available in over 150 languages. ... Aerospace engineering is the branch of engineering that concerns aircraft, spacecraft, and related topics. ... Layers of Atmosphere - not to scale (NOAA)[1] Outer space, also simply called space, refers to the relatively empty regions of the universe outside the atmospheres of celestial bodies. ...

Due to the complexity and depth of this area of engineering (requiring mastery in subjects including fluid mechanics, astrodynamics, mechanics, mathematics, control engineering, materials science, aeroelasticity, avionics, reliability engineering, noise control and flight test), it is also informally used as a term to describe an endeavor requiring great intelligence or technical ability. Fluid mechanics is the subdiscipline of continuum mechanics that studies fluids, that is, liquids and gases. ... Astrodynamics is the study of the motion of rockets, missiles, and space vehicles, as determined from Sir Isaac Newtons laws of motion and his law of universal gravitation. ... Mechanics (Greek ) is the branch of physics concerned with the behaviour of physical bodies when subjected to forces or displacements, and the subsequent effect of the bodies on their environment. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, as imagined by by Raphael in this detail from The School of Athens. ... Control engineering is the engineering discipline that focuses on the mathematical modelling systems of a diverse nature, analysing their dynamic behaviour, and using control theory to make a controller that will cause the systems to behave in a desired manner. ... The Materials Science Tetrahedron, which often also includes Characterization at the center Materials science is an interdisciplinary field involving the properties of matter and its applications to various areas of science and engineering. ... Aeroelasticity is the science which studies the interaction among inertial, elastic, and aerodynamic forces. ... The onboard electronics used for piloting an aircraft are called avionics (AVI-ation electr-ONICS). ... Reliability engineering is the discipline of ensuring that a system will be reliable when operated in a specified manner. ... Noise Control: Building Interior Noise Control Reduction of Reverberation is one function of noise control, most often refered to when speaking of building and room interiors. ... The maiden flight of an aircraft is the first occasion on which an aircraft leaves the ground of its own accord. ...

Rocket science may also refer to:

• Rocket Science Games, a video game development company
• Rocket Science VFX, a Canadian visual effects production company
• Rocket Science (novel), a novel by Jay Lake
• Rocket Science (film), a 2004 skateboard film from Thrasher Magazine
• Rocket Science (2007 film)

In music: Rocket Science Games was a video game developer that created games for consoles and computers from 1994 to 1997. ... Rocket Science is a visual effects post-production company specializing in feature films and feature-quality television projects. ... Jay Lake is a science fiction and fantasy writer. ... Thrasher is a monthly skateboarding magazine founded in 1981 and currently edited by Jake Phelps. ... Rocket Science is a 2007 film. ...

• Rocket Science (band), an Australian alternative rock band
• Rocket Science (album), by folk artist Hugh Blumenfeld
• Rocket Science (Tribal Tech album), by the jazz fusion band Tribal Tech

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