payload
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For the next satellite, the agency's third, "we aim to move toward developing our own technology -- specifically, our own payload to be flown on the satellite."
From Barron's ● Sep. 9, 2026
SpaceX says the rocket has a payload capacity of more than 100 metric tons, or more than four times that of its popular Falcon 9.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 8, 2026
That early drone, the Liutyi, started with a range of around 620 miles and a payload of around 45 pounds.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
And there are more targets available now with a potentially bigger payload.
From BBC ● Aug. 29, 2026
The Enola Gay dropped its payload, the uranium bomb christened Little Boy.
From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik
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Their explosive payloads did not detonate, and it’s entirely possible they were never meant to.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026
IM-3 will deploy Altus-1 into lunar orbit along with its three payloads.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
Upcoming evaluations will check the wiring harness connections required to integrate payloads.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026
That could make the American drone more useful for rapid emergency response and dropping light payloads.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 26, 2026
This way, other nations could not infer from lack of openness which launches contained classified payloads.
From "The Martian" by Andy Weir
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