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engine noun apparatus, appliance, contraption, convenience, device, facility, generator, locomotive, machine, machinery, means, meehanical aid, mechanical device, mechanism, method, motor, muscle power, power plant, powerhouse, source of power, tool, transducer, transformer, turbine, utensil, utility How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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The first spacecraft since the shuttles to have the ability to return space experiments to Earth, the new Orbital Test Vehicle would be a space-going version of a computer-controlled engineless craft called the X-37 that recently completed flight tests at Edwards. To navigate an engineless balloon around the globe, you don't just need upward lift; you also need the forward push of Earth's winds. Recent forward-thinking initiatives include Greenlight Financial Services' recent participation in the development of a paperless loan process called "eMortgage" that makes the process easier and quicker for the consumer as well as helping to save trees; and sponsorship of the 2005 and 2006 "XGR Greenlight Gravity Racing Series," where teams race engineless eco-friendly cars, while providing temporary jobs and career training for teenagers in foster care. |
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