nose cone
nounDefinition of nose cone
: a protective cone constituting the forward end of an aerospace vehicle
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But in January, Musk tweeted that strong winds had damaged the nose cone. — Samantha Masunaga, Los Angeles Times, "SpaceX Starhopper rocket takes a bigger hop as Elon Musk prepares for Mars," 27 Aug. 2019 The top half includes the vehicle’s nose cone, and the aft section is composed of barrels that make up the fuselage. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "SpaceX’s Starship prototype has taken flight for the first time," 25 July 2019 The video of the catch, shared by CEO Elon Musk, shows the nose cone, or payload fairing, leisurely falling into a net attached to one of SpaceX’s boats named Ms. Tree. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "Watch SpaceX’s net-wielding boat slowly catch a rocket nose cone falling from the sky," 7 Aug. 2019 The top half included its nose cone, and the aft section was composed of barrels making up the fuselage. — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, "Elon Musk will update the status of Starship development on August 24," 4 Aug. 2019 It is used in the fabrication of nose cones for long-range missiles and the manufacture of the rotors in the centrifuges that enrich uranium. — Robert Windrem, NBC News, "3 Iranians charged with exporting tons of substance used in missiles, nuclear centrifuges," 16 July 2019 Tucked inside its massive nose cone, among two dozen other satellites, sat a tiny spacecraft: a bread-loaf-sized device designed to propel itself by gossamer sails that harness the pressure of sunlight. — Amy Thompson, Smithsonian, "LightSail 2 Launches to Space to Soar on the Power of Sunshine," 25 June 2019 The payload fairings of the Falcon 9 that make up the rocket's nose cone fall away to expose the satellite when the rocket's second stage gets high enough into space that the air resistance is minimal. — Jay Bennett, Popular Mechanics, "Watch SpaceX Launch the First Rocket of Two Back-to-Back Flights," 30 Mar. 2018 Once the rocket is in space, the nose cone, or payload fairing, splits in half and the pieces fall back to Earth. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "SpaceX’s boat for catching rocket parts is now sporting a much bigger net," 13 July 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'nose cone.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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