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  • The second launch attempt this year went wrong much sooner than the first, which went fine until the payload's fairing failed to separate 225 seconds after blastoff.

    Other Stuff - Fareastgizmos.com 2010

  • If features hard panels and meant to play down the payload's value.

    The PJ Candy Store (equipment) 2007

  • If features hard panels and meant to play down the payload's value.

    Archive 2007-03-01 2007

  • The biological test will last only 96 hours, but the GeneSat-1 team will evaluate the stability of the orbiting payload's systems for four months to a year.

    NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: December 2006 Archives 2006

  • While the plasma beam itself would have an intensity that would give it some additional leverage, propelling the craft at tens of kilometers per second, the real difference is due to the payload's absence.

    Plasma Beam Eyed in Space Travel 2004

  • That means that the science payload's got to be a lot bigger, and it's got to be a lot more sophisticated.

    Yahoo! News: Business - Opinion 2011

  • Requiring a runway 12,000 feet long to take off or land, it will operate from a large airport or a spaceport, such as Kennedy Space Center, and will be able to fly up to 1,300 nautical miles to the payload's launch point, according to the advance materials provided by Allen's investment company, Vulcan.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Senders have used everything from acid timers that eat through the payload's tether after a given period to electric and clockwork timers in order to hit a target area.

    Wired Top Stories Adam Rawnsley 2011

  • The second launch attempt this year went wrong much sooner than the first, which went fine until the payload's fairing failed to separate 225 seconds after blastoff.

    Fareastgizmos.com 2010

  • For troubleshooting the CGBA-6, FE-6 Creamer removed the primary Compact Flash memory card and replaced the payload's EXPRESS rack power cable with a new one.

    SpaceRef Top Stories 2010

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