payload

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Li Jiaying, a 43-year-old police officer and mother of three, serves as the payload scientist in the three-member crew who made their way to China's Tiangong space station on Sunday night.

From BBC • May 25, 2026

One payload, the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies, will capture high-resolution images of how the lander's engine plume interacts with the lunar surface during descent and landing.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

The rocket will be carrying 45 satellites into orbit, but its primary payload is an Earth-observation satellite developed by the Korea Aerospace Research Institute, according to Space.com.

From Los Angeles Times • May 2, 2026

The space launch and technology provider said it had successfully launched its Alpha Flight 7 mission on Wednesday, delivering a demonstrator payload for defense company Lockheed Martin.

From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026

The Enola Gay dropped its payload, the uranium bomb christened Little Boy.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik