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payload

[pay-lohd] / ˈpeɪˌloʊd /
NOUN
cargo
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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

Backed by Boeing's investment arm, US-based Reliable Robotics is currently testing its system on the Cessna 208B Grand Caravan, a single-pilot cargo plane that can carry about 1360kg of payload over hundreds of kilometers.

From BBC ● Sep. 1, 2026

It is expected to carry the largest commercial payload ever delivered to the lunar surface.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 11, 2026

Anyway, Tansy had her a payload of pupils and could just mark me and Charlie absent.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck

At least a third of them carried live payloads.

From Barron's ● Oct. 5, 2026

In addition to highlighting the growing diversification of China’s launch industry, some of the missions carried notable payloads.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 20, 2026

Their explosive payloads did not detonate, and it’s entirely possible they were never meant to.

From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2026

SpaceX’s mastery of building and launching payloads to space has made it the go-to partner for U.S. military and intelligence offices.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 20, 2026

Hardtack would also test Livermore bombs of both “clean” and dirty varieties, and payloads of differing shapes and sizes.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik




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