tracking stationnoun [ C ]
uk/ˈtræk.ɪŋ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/us/ˈtræk.ɪŋ ˌsteɪ.ʃən/a place where electrical waves are used to follow the direction of objects, such as spacecraft, in space
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Space travel
- astronaut
- astronautics
- autopilot
- blast
- command module
- cosmonaut
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- flyby
- heat shield
- launch pad
- mission control
- moon buggy
- NASA
- retrorocket
- rocket
- rocket ship
- spacecraft
- spaceman
- touchdown
- UFO
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