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Ejection Capsule
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1. In an aircraft or manned spacecraft, a detachable compartment serving
as a cockpit or cabin, which may be ejected as a unit and parachuted to the
ground.
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2. A satellite, probe, or unmanned spacecraft, a boxlike unit, usually
containing recording instruments or records of observed data, which may be
ejected and returned to earth by a parachute or other deceleration device.
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References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
