cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
ˌkrī-ə-ˈje-nik 
1
a
: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
b
: being or relating to very low temperatures
2
a
: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature
b
: requiring cryogenic storage
c
: suitable for storage of a cryogenic substance
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Among other things, research hardware aboard the Cygnus XL spacecraft will study the production of semiconductor crystals in microgravity and demonstrate a new way to keep cryogenic propellants properly conditioned during long-duration spaceflight.
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Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
SpaceX sought a similar cadence before Flight 10, but mishaps during Starship's upper stage testing for Ship 36 caused an explosion on the test stand during cryogenic fueling.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred as the Starship spacecraft was standing alone on the test stand being filled with cryogenic propellants for an engine test-firing before being mounted on top of the rocket booster.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Chips linked, errors corrected In practice, connecting quantum chips has been difficult because links between separate processors tend to be noisy, especially when housed in different cryogenic refrigerators.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
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Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 18 Sep. 2025
SpaceX sought a similar cadence before Flight 10, but mishaps during Starship's upper stage testing for Ship 36 caused an explosion on the test stand during cryogenic fueling.
—Josh Dinner, Space.com, 8 Sep. 2025
No one was hurt in the incident, which occurred as the Starship spacecraft was standing alone on the test stand being filled with cryogenic propellants for an engine test-firing before being mounted on top of the rocket booster.
—Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
Chips linked, errors corrected In practice, connecting quantum chips has been difficult because links between separate processors tend to be noisy, especially when housed in different cryogenic refrigerators.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2025
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cryogenic
adjective
cryo·gen·ic
ˌkrī-ə-ˈjen-ik
1
a
: of or relating to the production of very low temperatures
b
: being or relating to very low temperatures
2
: requiring or involving the use of a cryogenic temperature
cryogenic surgery
cryogenic arterial thrombolysis
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