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What were the sizes of the roll-on cuffs called?
I forgot where I found it, but they were 7/8, 1 and 1-1/8. The numbers are most probably the diameter of the cuffs.
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What is ascent venting?
Answer: PLF Volume / Vent Area = linear
“Volume” is the payload fairing (PLF) – volume of payload
“Area” is the area of the vent(s)
For instance,
if the PLF is 2m diameter and 2m long, its volume is ...
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What is ascent venting?
Ascent venting is the venting of gases during ascent. Spacecraft are typically assembled and integrated with the launch vehicle on Earth, at standard atmospheric pressures. Therefore, any gas that is ...
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Term for deformation due to gravity
The generic term is tidal deformation. At a distance of ~385000 km, the Moon subtly distorts the shape of the Earth. Those distortions are readily visible in the Earth's oceanic tides, and not quite ...
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Term for deformation due to gravity
Could you be thinking of the Roche limit? From the link:
In celestial mechanics, the Roche limit, also called Roche radius, is the distance from a celestial body within which a second celestial body,...
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