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  2. Minecraft modding - Wikipedia

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    A Minecraft mod is a mod that changes aspects of the sandbox game Minecraft. Minecraft mods can add additional content to the game, make tweaks to specific features, and optimize performance.

  3. List of orbital launch systems - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of orbital launcher families; Lists of orbital launch vehicles by payload capacity: Small-lift launch vehicle (up to 2,000 kg to Low Earth Orbit (LEO)) Medium-lift launch vehicle (from 2,000 to 20,000 kg to LEO) Heavy-lift launch vehicle (from 20,000 to 50,000 kg to LEO) Super heavy-lift launch vehicle (beyond 50,000 kg to LEO)

  4. Multistage rocket - Wikipedia

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    The four-stage-to-orbit launch system is a rocket system used to attain Earth orbit. The spacecraft uses four distinct stages to provide propulsion consecutively in order to achieve orbital velocity. It is intermediate between a five-stage-to-orbit launcher and a three-stage-to-orbit launcher, most often used with solid-propellant launch systems.

  5. Geostationary transfer orbit - Wikipedia

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    GTO is a highly elliptical Earth orbit with an apogee (the point in the orbit of the moon or a satellite at which it is furthest from the earth) of 42,164 km (26,199 mi), [3] or a height of 35,786 km (22,236 mi) above sea level, which corresponds to the geostationary altitude.

  6. Launch escape system - Wikipedia

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    The idea of using a rocket to remove the capsule from a space vehicle was developed by Maxime Faget in 1958. [1] The system, using the tower on the top of the space capsule to house rockets, was first used on a test of the Project Mercury capsule in March 1959. Historically, LES were used on American Mercury and Apollo spacecraft.

  7. Alba Orbital - Wikipedia

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    Alba Orbital is a launch broker and has purchased capacity with several space companies, including SpaceX and Rocket Lab, [4] to launch PocketQube satellites into orbit. The company also hold contracts with the European Space Agency for ARTES.

  8. Build the Earth - Wikipedia

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    Aerial render of the Build The Earth project on a modified Airocean World Map. Build the Earth was created by YouTuber PippenFTS in March 2020 as a collaborative effort to recreate Earth in the video game Minecraft. [1] During the COVID-19 lockdowns, the server aimed to provide players with the opportunity to virtually experience and construct ...

  9. Outerra - Wikipedia

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    Outerra is a Slovak computer software company best known for its middleware 3D planetary graphics engine, called Outerra engine, in development since 2008. [2] The engine renders high-quality terrain, terrain texturing, flora and water flow normal maps using relatively sparse and highly compressed data through fractal processing and other types of procedural generation.