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a mass or quantity of something taken up and carried, conveyed, or transported
the space shuttle can carry a maximum payload of approximately 50,000 pounds
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Recent Examples of payloads
Blue Ghost is designed to deliver 10 payloads.
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Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
The payloads will include experiments to study lunar geology, test new technologies for future human missions, and gather data on the Moon’s environment.
—Zhenbo Wang, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
The naval drone is equipped with autonomous navigation systems that are powered by artificial intelligence and can conduct precision maneuvers, target engagement, and integrate various payloads.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Scientists hope to test the arm and other payloads after docking in a payload operations demonstration, and also test dual spacecraft control and power transfer between the docked spacecraft.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Back in 1970, to win Department of Defense support at the program’s outset, NASA had redesigned the shuttle to launch national security payloads.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
That two-year mission will include a series of tests of the 24 payloads aboard the SpaDex spacecraft.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Among the tactical nuclear weapons stockpile are gravity bombs, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-ballistic missile systems, torpedoes, and nuclear mines, as well as nuclear warheads that can be fired by Russian systems equipped for conventional and nuclear payloads.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In our core business, AI-RAN has the potential to allow the network to self-correct in real time, which is going to be more important as payloads rise.
—Tharin Pillay, TIME, 22 Dec. 2024
Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2025
The payloads will include experiments to study lunar geology, test new technologies for future human missions, and gather data on the Moon’s environment.
—Zhenbo Wang, Discover Magazine, 31 Dec. 2024
The naval drone is equipped with autonomous navigation systems that are powered by artificial intelligence and can conduct precision maneuvers, target engagement, and integrate various payloads.
—George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Scientists hope to test the arm and other payloads after docking in a payload operations demonstration, and also test dual spacecraft control and power transfer between the docked spacecraft.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Back in 1970, to win Department of Defense support at the program’s outset, NASA had redesigned the shuttle to launch national security payloads.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 30 Dec. 2024
That two-year mission will include a series of tests of the 24 payloads aboard the SpaDex spacecraft.
—Tariq Malik, Space.com, 30 Dec. 2024
Among the tactical nuclear weapons stockpile are gravity bombs, anti-aircraft missiles, anti-ballistic missile systems, torpedoes, and nuclear mines, as well as nuclear warheads that can be fired by Russian systems equipped for conventional and nuclear payloads.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
In our core business, AI-RAN has the potential to allow the network to self-correct in real time, which is going to be more important as payloads rise.
—Tharin Pillay, TIME, 22 Dec. 2024
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“Payloads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/payloads. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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