Castor

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Castor most commonly refers to:

  • Castor (star), a star in the Gemini constellation
  • Castor, one of the Dioscuri/Gemini twins Castor and Pollux in Graeco-Roman mythology and were believed to be the special protectors of sailors.

Castor or CASTOR may also refer to:

Science and technology

  • Castor (rocket stage), a family of solid-fuel rocket stages and boosters were built by Thiokol (now ATK) and used on a variety of launch vehicles
  • Castor (software), data binding framework for Java
  • CASTOR (nuclear waste) (cask for storage and transport of radioactive material), containers used to transport highly radioactive nuclear waste
  • CASTOR experiment, "Centauro and Strange Object Research", measurement tool in the Compact Muon Solenoid experiment at CERN
  • Castor sugar, superfine sugar for use in cooking
  • Caster (or Castor), an undriven, single, double, or compound wheel

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