hydraulic
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The first attempted launch on Thursday was postponed due to a malfunctioning hydraulic pin in the launch tower.
From BBC • May 23, 2026
SpaceX plans another Starship launch attempt on Friday after a hydraulic pin issue scrubbed Thursday’s flight.
From Barron's • May 22, 2026
“It’s like a hydraulic system. It really is very much like the jacks that push your car up, or something that an excavator might have,” Drew said.
From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026
So the idea that there would be madcap antics between the captains of the steel-hulled crab boats, with their enormous holds, hydraulic cranes and steel decks, seems silly.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026
The theory also notes that any big, complex system for irrigation or hydraulic management requires a centralized bureaucracy to construct and maintain it.
From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond
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