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  2. Booster separation motor - Wikipedia

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    The booster separation motors or BSMs on the Space Shuttle were relatively small rocket motors that separated the reusable solid rocket boosters (SRB) from the orbiter after SRB burnout. Eight booster separation motors were attached to each of the shuttle's two reusable solid rocket boosters, four on the forward frustum and four on the aft ...

  3. Singapore sling - Wikipedia

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    The Singapore sling is a gin-based sling cocktail from Singapore. This long drink was developed in 1915 by Ngiam Tong Boon ( traditional Chinese: 嚴崇文; simplified Chinese: 严崇文; pinyin: Yán Chóngwén; Wade–Giles: Yen Ch'ung-wen ), a bartender at the Long Bar in Raffles Hotel, Singapore. [1] It was initially called the gin sling.

  4. Timeline of space exploration - Wikipedia

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    Timeline of space exploration. This is a timeline of space exploration which includes notable achievements, first accomplishments and milestones in humanity's exploration of outer space . This timeline generally does not distinguish achievements by a specific country or private company, as it considers humanity as a whole.

  5. Organisation of the Government of Singapore - Wikipedia

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    Ministry of Law (MinLaw) Ministry of Manpower (MOM) Ministry of National Development (MND) Ministry of Social and Family Development (MSF) Ministry of Sustainability and the Environment (MSE) Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI) Ministry of Transport (MOT) Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Organs of State.

  6. International Sign - Wikipedia

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    International Sign (IS) is a pidgin sign language which is used in a variety of different contexts, particularly as an international auxiliary language at meetings such as the World Federation of the Deaf (WFD) congress, in some European Union settings, and at some UN conferences, at events such as the Deaflympics, the Miss & Mister Deaf World, and Eurovision, and informally when travelling ...

  7. Mercedes-Benz Actros - Wikipedia

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    The Mercedes-Benz Actros is a heavy-duty truck introduced by Mercedes-Benz at the 1996 Commercial Vehicle IAA in Hanover, Germany, as the replacement for the SK. It is normally used for long-distance haulage, heavy-duty distribution haulage, and construction haulage. It is powered by an inline-6 diesel engine with a turbocharger and intercooler.

  8. Criticism of the Space Shuttle program - Wikipedia

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    Criticism of the Space Shuttle program stemmed from claims that NASA's Space Shuttle program failed to achieve its promised cost and utility goals, as well as design, cost, management, and safety issues. [1] Fundamentally, it failed in the goal of reducing the cost of space access. Space Shuttle incremental per-pound launch costs ultimately ...

  9. Toothpaste - Wikipedia

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    Toothpaste is a paste or gel dentifrice used with a toothbrush to clean and maintain the aesthetics and health of teeth. Toothpaste is used to promote oral hygiene: it is an abrasive that aids in removing dental plaque and food from the teeth, assists in suppressing halitosis, and delivers active ingredients (most commonly fluoride) to help ...