Aerospace technologies

non-air breathing jet engine used to propel a missile or vehicle

Payload is the object or the entity that is being carried by an aircraft or launch vehicle. Sometimes payload also refers to the carrying capacity of an aircraft or launch vehicle, usually measured in terms of weight. Depending on the nature of the flight or mission, the payload of a vehicle may include cargo, passengers, flight crew, munitions, scientific instruments or experiments, or other equipment. Extra fuel, when optionally carried, is also considered part of the payload.

aircraft class with fixed wings propelled by four main jet engines

type of attitude control surface used on rockets and bombs

thumb|A Boeing B-52 strategic bomber being prepared for EMP testing at Trestle in 1982.

American small-lift orbital launch vehicle