compact

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And while the Apollo capsules had room for three astronauts, the Orion craft carries four, as equipment was made to be more compact without a loss of functionality.

From Barron's • Apr. 4, 2026

Max Space, which recently notched a multimillion-dollar investment from Voyager Technologies, is developing space habitats designed to fit on launch vehicles and then expand to up to 20 times their compact size.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Using femtosecond laser micromachining, researchers can create light-guiding paths directly inside the material, forming compact photonic circuits without the complexity of semiconductor manufacturing.

From Science Daily • Mar. 24, 2026

This year, its product offensive will continue with a focus on its new flagship SUV, the Audi Q9, as well as a new compact electric model, the Audi A2 e-tron.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 17, 2026

But they worked it out, all in a compact unit that a man could carry and operate with a hand pump.

From "Z for Zachariah" by Robert C. O’Brien