atmosphere
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Mars's thin atmosphere makes landing a full-sized, crewed spacecraft - and then launching it again - a problem of staggering complexity.
From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026
The Orion spacecraft’s heat shield will be tested in an intense re-entry to the Earth’s atmosphere.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026
"We've still got two more days, and riding a fireball through the atmosphere is profound as well."
From Barron's • Apr. 9, 2026
When they do, they will slam into Earth’s atmosphere at over 32 times the speed of sound — and will do so using a reentry technique that has yet to be tested in real-world scenarios.
From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 9, 2026
Moments later, I watched it enter Lyttyrboks’s atmosphere in another burst of green light.
From "Klawde: Evil Alien Warlord Cat" by Johnny Marciano and Emily Chenoweth
Vocabulary lists containing atmosphere
Over The Moon: Planetary Vocabulary
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Physical Geography - Introductory
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Weather and Climate - Introductory
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