траектория(The path described by an object moving in air or space under the influence of such forces as thrust, wind resistance, and gravity, especially the curved path of a projectile; Путь, который проходит объект в воздухе или космосе под действием таких сил, как сила тяги, сопротивление ветра, гравитация (особенно кривая движения пули))
направление(In the first half, British author Adam Higginbotham discussed his new work on the Challenger space shuttle disaster of January 28, 1986. The shuttle exploded just 73 seconds after launch, killing everyone on board. After the disaster, America's optimism about the space program diminished, and it changed the trajectory of NASA's missions, he remarked. -- изменила направление космической программы НАСА (coasttocoastam.com)ART Vancouver)