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NASA lays out how SpaceX will refuel Starships in low-Earth orbit (arstechnica.com)
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[–] Decronym@lemmy.decronym.xyz 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Acronyms, initialisms, abbreviations, contractions, and other phrases which expand to something larger, that I've seen in this thread:

Jargon Definition
cryogenic Very low temperature fluid; materials that would be gaseous at room temperature/pressure
~ (In re: rocket fuel) Often synonymous with hydrolox
hydrolox Portmanteau: liquid hydrogen fuel, liquid oxygen oxidizer
ullage motor Small rocket motor that fires to push propellant to the bottom of the tank, when in zero-g

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