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fairing
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| Artist's impression of fairing separating from an Ariane 5 rocket as it carries the Herschel and Planck observatories into space
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- A section of aircraft surface, or an attached structure, designed to reduce drag. For example, the contoured sheet metal where a wing meets the fuselage.
- The area of a launch vehicle where a payload is attached until it is released into orbit.
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