Astronautics Vocabulary

The Astronautics Vocabulary is a glossary of terms that pertain to the science and technology of spaceflight. This alphabetical list can be navigated by clicking on the letters A-Z displayed on this page.

• ice mapping
• ignition
• ignition system
• image processing
• imager for magnetopause-to-aurora global exploration (IMAGE)
• imagery
• imaging
• imaging mode
• imaging radar
• inchworm movement
• inclination (of an orbit)
• Indian Space Research Organization (ISRO)
• infrared radiation
• Institute of Aviation Medecine
• instructor workstation
• Integrated Truss Structure (ITS)
• integration
• interferometer
• Interferometric Synthetic Aperture Radar (INSAR)
• interferometry
• intergalactic
• International Microgravity Laboratory (IML-1)
• International Organization for Standardization (ISO)
• International Space Station (ISS)
• International Space University (ISU)
• International Standard Payload Rack (ISPR)
• interplanetary
• intersidereal
• interstellar
• intravehicular activity (IVA)
• ionosphere
• irradiation