Definition of nose cone
: a protective cone constituting the forward end of an aerospace vehicle
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The Falcon 9, with TESS nestled in a protective nose cone, blasted off from pad 40 at the Cape Canaveral Air Force Station at 6:51 p.m. EDT (GMT-4), climbing away to the east through a cloudless sky.
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Also known as the payload fairing, the nose cone is the bulbous structure that surrounds the satellite at the top of the rocket.
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The nose cone had separated from the rest of the plane and plowed into a five-foot ditch in the Burkhalters’ side yard, landing upside down.
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One odd aspect of the video: in two clips, the missile’s nose cone is blurred out on the left side, presumably to mask some new high-tech feature.
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This time, Elon Musk's company aimed to land the $6 million nose cone into a giant ocean net.
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The funny thing is that literally one second later, Russia’s Ministry of Defense shows the left side of the Kinzhal nose cone unblurred.
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Radar in the missiles' nose cones steer the missiles toward their targets.
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Part of SpaceX's overall goal of reusability, the company has redesigned the nose cone for the Falcon 9 that splits into two halves called payload fairings.
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First Known Use of nose cone
1949
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Definition of nose cone for English Language Learners
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: the pointed front end of an aircraft, rocket, missile, etc.
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Definition of nose cone for Students
: a protective cone forming the forward end of an airplane, rocket, or missile
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