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In rocketry, an adapter is a hollow cylindrical^[1]^{[failed verification]} or conical segment^[2] which provides a sound aerodynamic and structural connection, either between rocket stages (referred to as an interstage adapter) or between a spacecraft and the top rocket stage (referred to as a payload adapter). It may shroud and protect vulnerable systems such as electrics or machinery of rocket engines/spacecraft from weather or noise caused by running engines. It is discarded during staging.

Examples of Rocket Stages featuring an interstage adapter:

Centaur (Second Stage of several Atlas-based launch vehicles, from Atlas-Centaur to Atlas V)^[3]^[4]^[5]
S-II and S-IVB (Second and third stage of the Saturn V)^[6]^[7]
The Interim Cryogenic Propulsion Stage (ICPS) of SLS Block 1 is connected to the Core Stage with the Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter (LVSA)^[8]

Examples of Rocket Stages featuring a payload adapter:

(Planned) The Exploration Upper Stage (EUS) is expected to connect large secondary co-manifested payloads SLS Block 1B/2 using the Universal Stage Adapter (USA)^[9] .

References

^ United States. Patent Office (December 1952). Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office. U.S. Patent Office.
^ Wiley J. Larson; Linda K. Pranke (1999). Human Spaceflight: Mission Analysis and Design. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-236811-6.
^ "The Launch of Atlas-Centaur 5". 2 March 2015.
^ "Centaur - Mission Planners Guide (NASA CR-154970)" (PDF). General Dynamics Convair Aerospace Division. 1 August 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 January 2022.
^ "Atlas Launch System Mission Planner's Guide, Atlas V Addendum (AVMPG)" (PDF). Lockheed Martin. 1 December 1999.
^ McCutcheon, Kimble D. (3 August 2022). "U.S. Manned Rocket Propulsion Evolution Part 8.20: The Saturn V S-II".
^ McCutcheon, Kimble D. (3 August 2022). "U.S. Manned Rocket Propulsion Evolution Part 8.30: The Saturn S-IVB Stage".
^ "NASA's Space Launch System Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter Ready for Thermal Insulation Application". 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2022.
^ "Universal Stage Adapter (USA)". Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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[Office1952-1] United States. Patent Office (December 1952). Official Gazette of the United States Patent Office. U.S. Patent Office.

[LarsonPranke1999-2] Wiley J. Larson; Linda K. Pranke (1999). Human Spaceflight: Mission Analysis and Design. McGraw-Hill. ISBN 978-0-07-236811-6.

[3] "The Launch of Atlas-Centaur 5". 2 March 2015.

[4] "Centaur - Mission Planners Guide (NASA CR-154970)" (PDF). General Dynamics Convair Aerospace Division. 1 August 1971. Archived (PDF) from the original on 8 January 2022.

[5] "Atlas Launch System Mission Planner's Guide, Atlas V Addendum (AVMPG)" (PDF). Lockheed Martin. 1 December 1999.

[6] McCutcheon, Kimble D. (3 August 2022). "U.S. Manned Rocket Propulsion Evolution Part 8.20: The Saturn V S-II".

[7] McCutcheon, Kimble D. (3 August 2022). "U.S. Manned Rocket Propulsion Evolution Part 8.30: The Saturn S-IVB Stage".

[8] "NASA's Space Launch System Launch Vehicle Stage Adapter Ready for Thermal Insulation Application". 30 August 2017. Retrieved 14 September 2022.

[9] "Universal Stage Adapter (USA)". Retrieved 14 September 2022.

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-* (Planned) The [[Exploration Upper Stage]] (EUS) is expected to connect large secondary co-manifested payloads [[Space Launch System|SLS Block 1B/2]] using the Universal Stage Adapter (USA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/space/usa/ |title=Universal Stage Adapter (USA) |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref> a
+* (Planned) The [[Exploration Upper Stage]] (EUS) is expected to connect large secondary co-manifested payloads [[Space Launch System|SLS Block 1B/2]] using the Universal Stage Adapter (USA)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www1.grc.nasa.gov/space/usa/ |title=Universal Stage Adapter (USA) |access-date=14 September 2022}}</ref> .
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