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Different self-destruct types exists: in tracer ammunition the burning tracer material can trigger a self-destruct fuse at the end. Other self-destruct types are mechanical where a spring is held back by the centrifugal force of the rotating projectile; as the drag slows down the rotation the force is eventually no longer able to prevent the ...
The crew decides to self-destruct the Nostromo and escape in the shuttle. The alien kills Parker and Lambert as they gather supplies. Now alone, Ripley initiates the ship's self-destruct sequence, but the alien blocks her path to the shuttle. She retreats and unsuccessfully attempts to abort the self-destruct.
Rintarō Okabe, a.k.a. Kyōma Hōōin (Steins;Gate) – self proclaimed mad scientist in his Kyōma Hōōin persona (which in reality is taken from a television show he watched as a child). Yuri (Red Alert 2, and expansion pack) – Soviet psychic and founder of the Psychic Corps. During the Second World War, he took part in Stalin's secret ...
[citation needed] The MFCO is guided in making destruct decisions by as many as three different types of computer display graphics, generated by the flight analysis section of range safety. [ citation needed ] One of the primary displays for most vehicles is a vacuum impact point display in which drag, vehicle turns, wind, and explosion ...
Nostromo Defensa is a defense contractor based in Córdoba, Argentina. It has been working since 2006 in developing unmanned aerial vehicles for military and non-military use. [2] The company's CEO is Marcelo Martínez. [3] The Yarará project for the Argentine Air Force (Fuerza Aérea Argentina, FAA) was developed by this company.
Nostromo is a 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad. Nostromo may also refer to: Nostromo (album), a dark ambient album by SleepResearch Facility, inspired by the fictional starship; Nostromo (chasma), a chasma on the moon Charon; Nostromo (game controller), a keypad-based USB video game controller; Nostromo, a 1997 British-Italian TV serial
Nostromo: A Tale of the Seaboard is a 1904 novel by Joseph Conrad, set in the fictitious South American republic of "Costaguana". It was originally published serially in monthly instalments of T.P.'s Weekly. In 1998, the Modern Library ranked Nostromo 47th on its list of the 100 best English-language novels of the 20th century.
The Nostromo is a USB video game controller designed by Belkin. Formerly called the Belkin Nostromo SpeedPad, it was succeeded by the Razer Nostromo, which was co-developed by Belkin and Razer. It can be considered a keyboard/joystick/mouse hybrid. It can also be used outside of games, for example to support cartographic software.