You want these things incorporated in every cargo and human rated rocket going up there, and fortunately they can be - it's called the nosecone aeroshield, and every rocket payload has one. From Wordnik.com. [How Best to Access the ISS-and LEO? - NASA Watch] Reference
A picture of the missile shows a big nosecone which is typical for a satellite launcher and atypical for a ballistic missile. From Wordnik.com. [Moon of Alabama] Reference
You can see the nosecone still touching the street. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2005] Reference
He briefed his report on the nosecone shipment to Taiwan incident. From Wordnik.com. [Pentagon: Over 1000 Nuclear Weapon Parts Missing?] Reference
But the mystery of what damaged the nosecone of that Northwest 757 continues. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 9, 2008] Reference
The only thing that will alter the mentality inside the beltway comes in the nosecone of a nuclear missile. From Wordnik.com. [A cage match in Connecticut] Reference
WISE is all ready to go, with the chilled instrument stowed safely in the nosecone that will fit atop a Delta II rocket. From Wordnik.com. [NASA to Launch WISE on Friday | Universe Today] Reference
On Friday, both spacecraft were encapsulated inside the Atlas V payload fairing, the sleek nosecone of the launch vehicle. From Wordnik.com. [Launch Date Now Set for LRO and LCROSS Moon Missions - NASA Watch] Reference
Inside the fiberglass nosecone, a directional antenna cross-linked the "take" to a satellite, which then distributed it to many places. From Wordnik.com. [The Bear and the Dragon]
And then, his nose impacted our nose, and our nosecone flew off, and the airplane immediately snaprolled to about 130 degrees in low bank and became uncontrollable. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 15, 2001] Reference
Then I would record the resulting fireball with high speed cameras, and plot the resulting debris field, and then examine the efficacy of the nosecone recovery in this explosive event. From Wordnik.com. [NASA ESAS Study Appendices Show up on Pay-Per Use Site - NASA Watch] Reference
Even though the European company has surpassed Boeing in order and delivery numbers in each of the past three years, the Chicago-based giant has its nosecone in front of Airbus in terms of value of orders. From Wordnik.com. [EAD's Forgeard: Work Will Be Done On The A350] Reference
Lap 10: #24 Scheckter on pit lane to replace the nosecone and fuel only. From Wordnik.com. [Five things to watch in today's race] Reference
The third stage appears quite short with a fairly large nosecone fairing. From Wordnik.com. [ArmsControlWonk] Reference
The addition of cardboard nosecone and fins complete the rocket's design. From Wordnik.com. [Sand Mountain Reporter: News] Reference
McLaren rear wing from Alonso's nosecone ripped off a large part of the end fence. From Wordnik.com. [BBC Sport | Sport Homepage | World Edition] Reference
We use SpaceClaim to make the changes to the nosecone to match the transaxle housing. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Beetles use 'Avatar' technology to locate each other] Reference
Alex Tagliani tried to evade, but wound up running over Rahal's nosecone before returning to the track. From Wordnik.com. [MVN] Reference
You can get a sense of scale from this photo which shows a small white bundle in the bottom of the nosecone. From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Oxer\'s Brain(cell)] Reference
The entire tip of the nosecone is transparent, showing the rider a magnificent view of the rapidly approaching cosmos. From Wordnik.com. [TrekMovie.com] Reference
Technicians today are wrapping up close-out work with both the rocket and the spacecraft nestled in its protective nosecone. From Wordnik.com. Reference
According to their description, the figure features a Decepticon logo on the nosecone along with elongated vertical tailfins. From Wordnik.com. [Transformers News] Reference
He then installed footrests above the front wheel to cater for a recumbent riding position, threw in some seating and attached a nosecone. From Wordnik.com. [Gizmag Emerging Technology Magazine] Reference
A poor start to the feature race saw Watts lose places off the line and he then damaged his nosecone while trying to make his way back up the order. From Wordnik.com. [Crash.Net Motorsports Newsfeed] Reference
The nosecone holds one astronaut in an upright position, "with a full view through a polymer plexiglas-dome to experience the entire ballistic ride.". From Wordnik.com. [Megite Technology News: What's Happening Right Now] Reference
The patches are packed into the nosecone of the rocket now, along with the parachute, and a teddy bear named Major Patches, who will be the flight's sole passenger. From Wordnik.com. [Baltimore City Paper] Reference
The laptop documents include what the IAEA has described in a published report as technical drawings of efforts to redesign the nosecone of the Iranian Shahab-3 ballistic missile "to accommodate a nuclear warhead.". From Wordnik.com. [The Crossed Pond] Reference
Spiked hamburgers might work as a BW, but you couldn’t get too many in a nosecone. From Wordnik.com. [Of Prions and People - The Panda's Thumb] Reference
In the final one, he’s prone on a desk in a diaper, arms above his head and fingers touching in imitation of an airplane nosecone. From Wordnik.com. [Gates of Horn or Ivory?] Reference
'rocket nosecone', which can not only survive re-entry into the atmosphere but can also collect data for future missions, was being completed. From Wordnik.com. [Space News From SpaceDaily.Com] Reference
Hidden beauty in a missile's nosecone. From Wordnik.com. [Boing Boing: January 25, 2004 - January 31, 2004 Archives] Reference
I had a payload of 4 dimes in my nosecone. From Wordnik.com. [NASA Watch: Keith Cowing: June 2006 Archives] Reference
3) Small lightweight lifeboats and capsules, cargo reentry ballutes and specialized nosecone aeroshields. From Wordnik.com. [Mike Griffin Doesn't Seem To Miss NASA Watch - NASA Watch] Reference
"Work is in progress to install the nosecone. From Wordnik.com. [NASASpaceFlight.com] Reference
Can you imagine the nosecone art on Havock’s B52?. From Wordnik.com. [Cheeseburger Gothic » First Discussion thread for After America.] Reference
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