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1rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …
2Rocket — This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. For other uses, see Rocket (disambiguation). A Soyuz U, at Baikonur Site 1/5 A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engi …
3Nuclear thermal rocket — Sketch of nuclear thermal rocket …
4Single-stage-to-orbit — The VentureStar was a proposed SSTO spaceplane. A single stage to orbit (or SSTO) vehicle reaches orbit from the surface of a body without jettisoning hardware, expending only propellants and fluids. The term usually, but not exclusively, refers… …
5Tsiolkovsky rocket equation — Tsiolkovsky s rocket equation, or ideal rocket equation is named after Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, who independently derived it and published in his 1903 work [К. Э. Циолковский, Исследование мировых пространств реактивными приборами, 1903. It is… …
6N1 (rocket) — This article is about the Soviet rocket. For the Japanese rocket, see N I rocket N1 N1 L3 rocket on the launchpad at Baikonur Cosmodrome Function Manned lunar carrier rocket Manufacturer OKB 1 Country of origin …
7Delta IV rocket — Infobox rocket caption =Delta IV Medium launch carrying DSCS III B6 name =Delta IV (Delta 9000) function = Orbital launch vehicle manufacturer = Boeing IDS United Launch Alliance country origin = United States height =63 77.2 m alt height =206… …
8Multistage 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… …
9N1 rocket — Infobox rocket caption = Two N1 Moon rockets appear on the pads at Baikonur Cosmodrome in early July 1969 name = N1 function =Manned lunar carrier rocket manufacturer =OKB 1 country origin = Soviet Union height = 105 m alt height = diameter = 17… …
10Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Booster — The Space Shuttle Solid Rocket Boosters (SRBs) are the pair of large solid rockets used by the Space Shuttle during the first two minutes of powered flight. They are located on either side of the orange external propellant tank. Each SRB produces …
