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1Rocket engine — RS 68 being tested at NASA s Stennis Space Center. The nearly transparent exhaust is due to this engine s exhaust being mostly superheated steam (water vapor from its propellants, hydrogen and oxygen) …
2Rocket-propelled grenade — RPG, or rocket propelled grenade, is a loose term describing hand held, shoulder launched anti tank weapons capable of firing an unguided rocket equipped with an explosive warhead. RPG is a transliteration of РПГ, the Russian abbreviation of… …
3Graphite-Epoxy Motor — A Graphite Epoxy Motor (GEM) is a high performance, solid rocket motor, used for supplemental thrust on several launch vehicles, including the Boeing Delta II and Delta IV. They are designed to allow launch vehicles to deliver larger payloads to… …
4Hybrid rocket — A hybrid rocket propulsion system comprises propellants of two different states of matter, the most common configuration being a rocket engine composed of a solid propellant lining a combustion chamber into which a liquid or gaseous propellant is …
5Model rocket — A typical model rocket during launch A model rocket is a small rocket that is commonly advertised as being able to be launched by anybody, to, in general, low altitudes (usually to around 100–500 m (300–1500 ft) for a 30 g (1 oz.) model) and …
6Multistage rocket — First stage and second stage redirect here. For other uses, see diving regulator and reading (legislature). The second stage of a Minuteman III rocket A multistage (or multi stage) rocket is a rocket that uses two or more stages, each of… …
7Non-rocket spacelaunch — Non rocket space launch (NRS) is a launch into space where some or all needed speed and altitude is provided by non rocket means, rather than simply using conventional chemical rockets from the ground. A number of alternatives to rockets have… …
8Bell Rocket Belt — The Bell Rocket Belt is a low power rocket propulsion device that allows an individual to safely travel or leap over small distances. It is a type of rocket pack.OverviewIn the early 1960s, Bell Aerosystems built a rocket pack which it called the …
9Ares I — This article is about the Ares I launch vehicle. For other uses, see Ares (disambiguation). Ares I Artist s impression of Ares I launch Function man rated orbital launch vehicle Manufacturer Allian …
10Mars Exploration Rover — Artist s conception of rover on Mars Part of a panorama taken by the Spi …
