Definition of Astrodynamics

1. Noun. The branch of astronomy that studies the motion of natural and artificial bodies in space.

Generic synonyms: Astronomy, Uranology

Definition of Astrodynamics

1. Noun. the study of the motion of rockets and other spacecraft usually from Newton's laws of motion and Newton's law of universal gravitation ¹

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Lexicographical Neighbors of Astrodynamics

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astrocyte
astrocytes
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astrocytosis
astrocytosis cerebri
astrodome
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astrodynamic
astrodynamical
astrodynamically
astrodynamics (current term)
astroependymoma
astrogate
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astrogation
astrogator
astrogators
astrogeny
astrogeological
astrogeologist
astrogeologists
astrogeology
astrogeophysical

Literary usage of Astrodynamics

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Publications of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific by Astronomical Society of the Pacific (1909)
"... there had been most distinguished workers in the field of astrodynamics to whom the spectacular glories of the heavens did not appeal—to whom the first ..."

2. Directory of Federal Laboratory and Technology Resources: A Guide to (1993)
"The laboratory's technical expertise includes: astrodynamics and spaceflight navigation; autonomous systems; chemical systems and processes; ..."

3. Theoretical Kinematicsby Oene Bottema, Bernard Roth by Oene Bottema, Bernard Roth (1990)
"(60586-8) $10.95 FUNDAMENTALS OF astrodynamics, Roger R. Bate, Donald D. Mueller, and Jerry White. ..."

4. Stages to Saturn: A Technological History of the Apollo/Saturn Launch Vehicle by Roger E. Bilstein (1999)
"At the same NASA conference in Houston in 1964, the head of the Aero-astrodynamics Laboratory at MSFC, ED Geissler, explained the tradeoffs in choosing this ..."

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