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SOYUZ
- The primary launch rocket and vehicle of the Russian space program; first launched in 1963, Soyuz is a two-stage rocket that can deliver a payload of over 15,000 pounds into low-Earth orbit; a Soyuz capsule will soon be delivered to the international space station to be used as an emergency escape vehicle for astronauts.
- Usage: Report on landing of U.S. space shuttle Atlantis after an 11-day mission to the international space station Alpha.
Source: Russian Space Agency; Starsem; University of North Dakota Space Studies Virtual Campus.
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TRUSS
- An assemblage of members (as beams) forming a rigid framework.
- Usage: Report on landing of U.S. space shuttle Atlantis, which successfully delivered a 14-ton, 45-foot-long aluminum truss to the international space station, which astronauts installed using a giant robotic crane.
Source: Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionary, Tenth Edition.
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