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<p>In <a href="page.php?w=rocket">rocket</a>ry, an <b>adapter</b> is a hollow <a href="page.php?w=Cylinder_%28geometry%29">cylindrical</a> or conical segment which provides a sound <a href="page.php?w=aerodynamics">aerodynamic</a> and structural connection, either between <a href="page.php?w=multistage_rocket">rocket stages</a> (often referred to as an <b>interstage</b>) or between a <a href="page.php?w=spacecraft">spacecraft</a> and the top rocket stage (referred to as a <a href="page.php?w=payload">payload</a> adapter). It may shroud and protect</p><p>
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