Nitrogen tetroxide—A hypergolic fuel component (see UDMH).

  Pallet—A regular cargo pallet used to transport cargo up the Skytower and along the rail for launch into orbit. Each pallet carried four tanks. Two were HP oxygen used by the flyer until Gryphon separation, attached to the wingsuit with breakaway connectors. The other two carried hypergolic fuel, UDMH and nitrogen tetroxide, for the small hypergolic maneuvering jets

  Pulsed Energy Weapon—Fires pulsed high-energy laser bursts. Is virtually silent.

  Rail—Common term for the portion of the launch loop between the skyports.

  Ribbon—Common term for the soft-iron tube that is the heart of the launch loop.

  SEAL—An acronym for Sea Air and Land; a member of a Naval Special Warfare unit trained for unconventional warfare.

  Skyport—The structure at the top of the skytower.

  Skyrail—An alternative name for a Space Elevator or Launch Loop.

  Skytower—The elevator-like set of cables that extends from the Skyport to the socket below.

  Slingshot—The Space Launch Loop between Baker and Jarvis Islands in the equatorial Pacific.

  Socket—The attachment point at the bottom of the skytower.

  SWIC—SEALS Winged Insertion Command

  UDMH—Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, a hypergolic fuel component (see nitrogen tetroxide).

  UV light—Ultraviolet light.

  Wingsuit –Aa suit with fabric filling the gaps between stretched out arms and ankles, and between the legs, enabling the wearer to glide through the air.

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