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  2. Space Shuttle Columbia disaster - Wikipedia

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    Columbia was the first orbiter, and it had a unique flight data OEX (Orbiter EXperiments) recorder to record vehicle performance data during the test flights. The recorder was left in Columbia after the initial Shuttle test-flights were completed, and began recording information 15 minutes prior to reentry.

  3. James Webb Space Telescope - Wikipedia

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    It was designed to carry enough propellant for 10 years, [190] but the precision of the Ariane 5 launch and the first midcourse correction were credited with saving enough onboard fuel that JWST may be able to maintain its orbit for around 20 years instead. [191] [192] [193] Space.com called the launch "flawless". [194]

  4. Hard disk drive - Wikipedia

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    Data transfer rate (read/write) can be measured by writing a large file to disk using special file-generator tools, then reading back the file. Transfer rate can be influenced by file system fragmentation and the layout of the files. [129] HDD data transfer rate depends upon the rotational speed of the platters and the data recording density.

  5. Acronym - Wikipedia

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    The name of NASA is an acronym that expands to National Aeronautics and Space Administration.. An acronym is a type of abbreviation consisting of a phrase whose only pronounced elements are the initial letters or initial sounds of words inside that phrase.

  6. Resident Evil 4 - Wikipedia

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    Resident Evil 4 [b] is a 2005 survival horror game developed and published by Capcom for the GameCube.Players control the special agent Leon S. Kennedy on a mission to rescue the US president's daughter, Ashley Graham, who has been kidnapped by a religious cult in rural Spain.

  7. Bible - Wikipedia

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    The Bible is the world's most published book, with estimated total sales of over five billion copies. [180] As such, the Bible has had a profound influence, especially in the Western world, [181] [182] where the Gutenberg Bible was the first book printed in Europe using movable type. [183]

  8. Thailand - Wikipedia

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    Prior to the pandemic, Thailand was the world's eighth most visited country according to the World Tourism rankings compiled by the United Nations World Tourism Organisation. In 2019, Thailand received 39.8 million international tourists, ahead of United Kingdom and Germany [ 224 ] and was the fourth highest in international tourism earning 60. ...