insertion

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At main engine cutoff, when the RS-25 engines shut down, the spacecraft was traveling at more than 18,000 miles per hour and reached its intended orbital insertion point with high precision.

From Science Daily • May 4, 2026

Select locations will offer laughing gas as a pain reliever for insertion and removal of IUDs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 1, 2026

Dry needling is a treatment for pain and movement issues involving the insertion of tiny needles into the body.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

While some patients report only mild cramping from an insertion, others describe a stabbing or searing pain that rivals childbirth.

From Slate • Sep. 7, 2025

Lunar-orbit insertion was the process of slowing down enough to be captured by the moon’s gravity, but not slow enough to crash into it.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins