. "Appendix F: Glossary." Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press, 2005.
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Assessment of Options for Extending the Life of the Hubble Space Telescope: Final Report
spherical aberration
an example of optical aberration, a deviation from perfect image formation in which light from different parts of a mirror or lens is brought to different foci
supernova
the explosive death of a massive star whose energy output causes its expanding gases to glow brightly for weeks or months
teleoperation
the control of robots from a distance
Weibull distribution
a general-purpose reliability distribution used to model material strength and times-to-failure of electronic and mechanical components, equipment, or systems
