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  • adjective Not pressurized.

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un- +‎ pressurized

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  • For what its worth, assuming you have Orion and Altair, couldn't you build a kind of "mission module" by starting with the Altair ascent stage (which features an airlock), tossing the engines, adding a sort of a "trunk" for unpressurized cargo and support for the "soft capture" mechanism they're installing?

    Minor Damage Seen on Atlantis - NASA Watch 2009

  • Parts would be sent up in the unpressurized Cygnus cargo pods that NASA has already commit to buying.

    Back to the Moon We Go - NASA Watch 2009

  • The pictures obviously are faked, showing either empty bottles or square bottles filled with unpressurized liquid.

    Collapsible, Biodegradable Coke Bottle Proves it's Hip to Be Square | Inhabitat 2010

  • With legs instead of wheels, the joints don't have to be exposed; you cover it in a "skin", like an unpressurized space suit.

    Back to the Moon We Go - NASA Watch 2009

  • The COTS Visiting Vehicle would be the payload - and will have variants that can deliver pressurized cargo using a MPLM derivative developed by Alenia or unpressurized cargo using a derivative of the Express Logistics Carrier being designed and developed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for use on the ISS.

    NASA Watch: February 2008 Archives 2008

  • DragonLab provides a platform for in-space experimentation, including recovery of pressurized and some unpressurized payloads, as well as deployment of small spacecraft.

    SpaceX Announces DragonLab - NASA Watch 2008

  • As a result of this method of distribution, the water pipes under the street are not under pressure 24/7 and hence, there is the potential problem of contamination entering the unpressurized pipes.

    Water distribution systems 2008

  • I would be curious to know the numbers on Orbital's unpressurized cargo capacity compared to the numbers on Spacex's unpressurized cargo capacity, (not counting Spacex's pressurized cargo capacity).

    Insight Into SpaceX and COTS - NASA Watch 2008

  • As a result of this method of distribution, the water pipes under the street are not under pressure 24/7 and hence, there is the potential problem of contamination entering the unpressurized pipes.

    Water distribution systems 2008

  • The COTS Visiting Vehicle would be the payload - and will have variants that can deliver pressurized cargo using a MPLM derivative developed by Alenia or unpressurized cargo using a derivative of the Express Logistics Carrier being designed and developed by NASA Goddard Space Flight Center for use on the ISS.

    Orbital Wins COTS Funding - NASA Watch 2008

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