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
Musk quickly posted on X that "the hydraulic pin holding the tower arm in place did not retract."
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
Drew, who is also associate director of the Huck Institutes of the Life Sciences, compared the process to a hydraulic system.
From Science Daily • May 1, 2026
I heard the soft groaning of hydraulic pumps as the boom extended.
From "Educated" by Tara Westover
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