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Monday, November 1, 2010

Space science vocabulary

Burnout
The point when combustion ceases in a rocket engine.

Capsule
A small pressurized cabin with an acceptable environment, usually for containing a person or animal for extremely high-altitude flights, orbital space flight, or emergency escape.

Cavitation
The rapid formation and collapse of vapor pockets in a flowing liquid under very low pressures; a frequent cause of serious structural damage to rocket components.

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