Ballistic capture is a low energy method for a spacecraft to achieve an orbit around a distant planet or moon with no fuel required to go into orbit....

orbiter and helped to salvage the mission by developing a so-called ballistic capture trajectory that would enable the main Hiten probe to enter lunar orbit...

These two types of asteroid capture can be categorized as natural and artificial. Natural asteroid capture is ballistic capture of a free asteroid into orbit...

are also known as Weak Stability Boundary trajectories, and include ballistic capture trajectories. Low-energy transfers follow special pathways in space...

and go rogue. Exoplanet Ballistic capture Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics (April 17, 2012). "Rogue Planets Captured by Stars". Sci Tech Daily...

Transfers with Ballistic Capture" and ballistic capture transfers to Mars are computed. The BepiColombo mission of ESA will achieve ballistic capture at the WSB...

months) round trip could be possible with on-orbit staging. In 2014, ballistic capture was proposed, which may reduce fuel cost and provide more flexible...

An anti-ballistic missile (ABM) is a surface-to-air missile designed to destroy in-flight ballistic missiles. They achieve this explosively (chemical...

conventional Hohmann transfer trajectory, but Belbruno was able to devise a ballistic capture trajectory that would put it in lunar orbit using only a negligible...

promise, which would virtually eliminate the need for fuel altogether. Ballistic capture "Orbital Insertion". Thinkquest.org. Archived from the original on...

A ballistic plate, also known as an armour plate, is a protective armoured plate inserted into a carrier or bulletproof vest, that can be used stand-alone...

decoupling is decreased thermal dependence of ballistic movement. Deban and Lappin analyzed the prey capture behavior of toads (Bufo terrestris), which involves...

(2014-12-26). "Making the Trip to Mars Cheaper and Easier: The Case for Ballistic Capture". Universe Today. Retrieved 2019-07-29. Hadhazy, Adam. "A New Way...

Wolfgang (2002). Lunar Transfer Orbits Utilizing Solar Perturbations and Ballistic Capture. Munich: Herbert Utz Verlag. p. 76. ISBN 978-3-8316-0155-4. Retrieved...

of Iraq, was captured by the United States military in the town of Ad-Dawr, Iraq on 13 December 2003. The military operation to capture him was codenamed...

«Искандер»; NATO reporting name SS-26 Stone) is a Russian mobile short-range ballistic missile system. It has a range of 500 kilometres (270 nmi; 310 mi). It...

two engine impulses. This maneuver was named after Walter Hohmann. Ballistic capture orbit: a lower-energy orbit than a Hohmann transfer orbit, a spacecraft...

Armour-piercing, capped, ballistic capped (APCBC) is a type of configuration for armour-piercing ammunition introduced in the 1930s to improve the armour-piercing...

A bulletproof vest, also known as a ballistic vest or bullet-resistant vest, is a type of body armor designed to absorb impact and prevent the penetration...

transfer are also known as weak stability boundary trajectories, or ballistic capture trajectories. Low energy transfers follow special pathways in space...

missiles. Conceived as a defense against nuclear-armed intercontinental ballistic missiles (ICBMs), its application has broadened to include shorter-ranged...

means steadfastness in Arabic) was a liquid-propellant rocket tactical ballistic missile developed by Iraq in the years between the Gulf War and the 2003...

needed]. Automated Ballistic Identification Systems (ABIS) are specialized computer hardware/software combinations designed to capture, store and rapidly...

On 1 October 2024, Iran launched about 200 ballistic missiles at targets in Israel, in at least two waves, the largest attack during the ongoing Iran–Israel...

technical name Aggregat-4 (A4), was the world's first long-range guided ballistic missile. The missile, powered by a liquid-propellant rocket engine, was...

Ballistic Kiss is a 1998 Hong Kong action film starring and directed by Donnie Yen, who also produced. The film co-stars Annie Wu, Jimmy Wong, Simon Lui...

Lebanon Army  USA Captured in year 2000 BTR-152 Armoured personnel carrier Unknown South Lebanon Army  Soviet Union Some captured from SLA BTR-50 Armoured...

(2002). Lunar Transfer Orbits utilizing Solar Perturbations and Ballistic Capture. Munich, Germany. p. 12 Curtis, H. D. (2005). Orbital Mechanics for...

(lit. 'Apocalypse') is a canisterised surface-to-surface, short-range ballistic missile (SRBM) for battlefield use developed by the Defence Research and...

was an unbuilt Iranian rocket, derived from the Shahab-3 medium-range ballistic missile. According to Iran it was intended to be a space launch vehicle...