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Definition of cryogenic
1a : of or relating to the production of very low temperaturesb : being or relating to very low temperatures
2a : requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperatureb : requiring cryogenic storagec : suitable for storage of a cryogenic substance
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Much of that time was spent painstakingly developing an indigenous, cryogenic engine that uses liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen as propellants, said ISRO's chairman, A.S. Kiran Kumar.
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India has long worked towards developing its own cryogenic engine, the upper stage engine technology required to carry heavier communication satellites, as showcased in Monday's launch.
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Unlike the Air Force's X-37B unmanned spaceplane that launches on top of an Atlas V rocket, the XS-1 will launch vertically on its own internal engines using cryogenic propellants—
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This final cryogenic test will confirm that the telescope's entire optical system can function in a region 1 million miles (1.6 million kilometers) from Earth, NASA officials said in a statement.
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Powers was in good company at the cryogenic storage facility Vanilla Ice and Gary Coleman were also preserved in the celebrity vault.
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Next, the JWST will travel to the Johnson Space Center in Houston, Tex. for cryogenic testing.
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Bottom line: cryogenic freezing is not a surefire Plan B. In your opinion, what is driving this need among billionaires and celebrities to live forever?
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Instead, the oxygen (and the fuel) usually needs to be stored in a special facility, a cryogenic facility that can be cooled and kept cool to between -361 and -297 degrees.
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First Known Use of cryogenic
1896
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cryogenic
playMedical Definition of cryogenic
1a: of or relating to the production of very low temperaturesb: being or relating to very low temperatures
2: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature cryogenic surgery cryogenic arterial thrombolysis
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