Orbiters [noun]
Definition of Orbiters:
reusable spacecraft
Opposite/Antonyms of Orbiters:
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Sentence/Example of Orbiters:
The mission plans to study the atmosphere with an orbiter named Hope and its three key instruments.
Another mission, the Europa Clipper, that’s already underway will take higher-resolution images when the orbiter visits the Jovian moon later this decade, which should help clarify the issue.
The samples were stored on an ascent vehicle that brought them back to an orbiter on December 6.
Researchers led by the Japan Aerospace Exploration Agency have already developed designs and demonstrated an orbiter system which should be able to do this.
Once the material is scooped up, the sample will be stored onto an ascent vehicle that will ferry it back to the orbiter flying above.
An orbiter, then, may pave the way for a more ambitious project.
She serves as the deputy principal investigator for a potential orbiter that would map the surface of Venus, one of two Venusian missions currently under consideration by NASA.