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SHERPA is a commercial satellite dispenser developed by Andrews Space, a subsidiary of Spaceflight Industries, [1] and was unveiled in 2012. The maiden flight was on 3 December 2018 on a Falcon 9 Block 5 rocket, and it consisted of two separate unpropelled variants of the dispenser.
The Short C-23 Sherpa is a small military transport aircraft built by Short Brothers. It was designed to operate from unpaved runways and make short takeoff and landings (STOL) . [ 1 ] It features a large squared fuselage with a full-width rear cargo door/ramp.
Sherpa is a word taken from the language of the Sherpa, a nomadic people of the Himalayas. It literally means ' people of the East '. [2] The English word sherpa originally referred to people hired as porters and guides by climbers of the Himalayan Mountains. Sherpas have a long history of helping to navigate difficult mountain terrain.
The sherpa is generally quite influential, although they do not have the authority to make a final decision about any given agreement. The name is derived from the Sherpa people , a Nepalese ethnic group , who serve as guides and porters in the Himalayas , a reference to the fact that the sherpa does all the heavy lifting for the principal to ...
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Frequently, porters/Sherpas work for companies who hire them out to climbing groups, to serve both as porters and as mountain guides; the term "guide" is often used interchangeably with "Sherpa" or "porter", but there are certain differences. Porters are expected to prepare the route before and/or while the main expedition climbs, climbing up ...
The SnowGoose UAV is an application of MMIST's Sherpa autonomous GPS-guided parafoil delivery system and is intended for pin-point delivery of small cargo items (ammunition, supplies) to special forces.
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