: the amount that a container (such as a tank or cask) lacks of being full
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Also on the S-IVB were two Auxiliary Propulsion System engines that helped with ullage as well as attitude control.
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Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2018
Hundreds of milliseconds later, eight ullage motors on the interstage, still attached to the S-II second stage, fired.
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2018
McDowell says there are at least 64 ullage motors currently in orbit.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 May 2022
Russia used these ullage motors to help accelerate the parent rocket stages slightly, according to Jonathan McDowell.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 May 2022
Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2018
Hundreds of milliseconds later, eight ullage motors on the interstage, still attached to the S-II second stage, fired.
—Amy Shira Teitel, Discover Magazine, 15 Jan. 2018
McDowell says there are at least 64 ullage motors currently in orbit.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 May 2022
Russia used these ullage motors to help accelerate the parent rocket stages slightly, according to Jonathan McDowell.
—Joshua Hawkins, BGR, 6 May 2022
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“Ullage.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ullage. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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