payload

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One payload, the Stereo Cameras for Lunar Plume-Surface Studies, will capture high-resolution images of how the lander's engine plume interacts with the lunar surface during descent and landing.

From Science Daily • May 6, 2026

“That cannot be right,” Livingston Holder, a former manned spaceflight engineer with the Air Force and space shuttle payload specialist, recalled thinking when he first heard that fact.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Manned aircraft and naval vessels offer greater payload capacity, advanced sensors, and pilot adaptability compared with current drones.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 5, 2026

"We're looking to then increase the payload every time we have a new mission, especially as more powerful boosters come online on Ariane 6," Van Delden said.

From Barron's • Feb. 10, 2026

We hoped it would help with tracking, but it also meant we’d introduced a half-pound payload.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam