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The rocket compensated for the drop in main tank pressure and completed its engine burn, but venting from the nose cone and a worsening fuel leak overwhelmed Starship's attitude control system.
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
The nose cone of a Boeing 787 being displayed on the tarmac during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, outside Paris, June 25, 2023.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 July 2025
And the Iranian government, on a separate track, progressed its research and development on the miniaturization and weaponization of nuclear warheads — itself a challenging task — in order to fit a weapon inside the nose cone of a ballistic missile, according to U.S. intelligence officials.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Within seconds, the 230-foot, 356-ton plane broke apart in midair, the nose cone shearing off like the lid of a tin can.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 15 Aug. 2025
The nose cone of a Boeing 787 being displayed on the tarmac during the Paris Air Show at Le Bourget Airport, outside Paris, June 25, 2023.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 29 July 2025
And the Iranian government, on a separate track, progressed its research and development on the miniaturization and weaponization of nuclear warheads — itself a challenging task — in order to fit a weapon inside the nose cone of a ballistic missile, according to U.S. intelligence officials.
—Michael Wilner, Los Angeles Times, 17 June 2025
Within seconds, the 230-foot, 356-ton plane broke apart in midair, the nose cone shearing off like the lid of a tin can.
—Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara, New York Times, 20 May 2025
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“Nose cone.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nose%20cone. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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