2011-01-17

Fairing

Starting with a fairly dull one this week - Fairing. The fairing is the "nose cone" of a rocket, the protective structure that protects payloads (spacecraft) from the atmosphere during ascent. Release of the fairing is the final stage of a launch before the payload is released into its initial orbit. In the picture below the fairing has 2 halves and you can see a satellite inside during final assembly.



3 comments:

  1. AnTu17 Jan 2011, 12:01:00

    "The Ring of the Fai" is a cycle of seven epic operas by the Norwegian composer Arvid Fladmoe (1915 – 1993). The operas gradually lost popularity because they are too complicated; twenty-one skilled musicians are needed just to hum it properly.

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  2. Anonymous17 Jan 2011, 17:48:00

    The continual cycle of software sub-version releases (1.1 --> 1.1.1 --> 1.1.1.1 etc.) as opposed to just admitting defeat and going for version 1.2. Or even a 2.0 !

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  3. Unknown24 Jan 2011, 20:32:00

    The process of fiddling the exam results of an entire academic year so that only three 1st class degrees are awarded per subject. Some British universities practice Xeno-fairing, which ensures they are awarded to foreign students.

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