Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Russian term or phrase:
обтекатели ракет-носителей
English translation:
launch vehicle fairings
Russian term
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обтекатели ракет-носителей
отработанные ступени, топливные баки и сферические обтекатели ракет носителей
I believe ракеты-носители are boosters or launchers, but I'm not sure how обтекатели fit in.
Thanks!
| 4 +3 | launch vehicle fairings |
Arkadi Burkov
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| 4 +1 | booster cowlings |
Artem Velichko
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| 4 | rocket fairings |
Ellen Kraus
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| 3 | launch vehicle cowlings |
Almash Dzhorobaeva
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May 17, 2009 04:53: Arkadi Burkov Created KOG entry
Proposed translations
launch vehicle fairings
In spaceflight, a launch vehicle or carrier rocket is a rocket used to carry a payload from the Earth's surface into outer space.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Launch_vehicle
Austria
more than thirty years of experience
Native in: German 
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rocket fairings
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Ukraine
I'd rather sound appropriate than smart
Native in: Russian , Ukrainian
Works in: English to Russian, Russian to English, English to Ukrainian, and 11 more.
booster cowlings
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palilula (X)
: Yes, only it is cowling - a streamlined metal housing or removable covering for an engine, esp. an aircraft engine, often part of or forming a continuous line with the fuselage or wing.
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Thanks! As far as I understood fairing has more to do with automotive than aerospace
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Kyrgyzstan
Eng-Kyrg freelancer 20 years experience
Native in: Kirghiz , Russian
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launch vehicle cowlings
Ракета-носитель - a rocket, without its payload, used to launch a spacecraft
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