rocket launch
11Launch loop — A launch loop or Lofstrom loop is a design for a belt based maglev orbital launch system that would be around 2,000 km long and maintained at an altitude of up to 80 km (50 mi). A launch loop would be held up at this altitude by momentum of the… …
12launch — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun ADJECTIVE ▪ commercial, official, press (esp. BrE), public ▪ The commercial launch was the end of 2007. ▪ She is signing copies of her book at the official launch …
13rocket — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 spacecraft ADJECTIVE ▪ space VERB + ROCKET ▪ launch ROCKET + VERB ▪ blast off, lift off, take off …
14Rocket (Def Leppard song) — Infobox Single Name = Rocket Artist = Def Leppard from Album = Hysteria B side = Release Me (UK), Women (live) (US) Released = 1989 Format = 7 / 12 / CD / CDV Recorded = 1987 Genre = Hard rock Length = 4:25 Label = Mercury Writer = Joe Elliott,… …
15Rocket range — A rocket range or missile range is a large area associated with a rocket launch site. The range includes the area over which launched rockets are expected to fly, and within which some components of the rockets may land. Tracking stations,… …
16Rocket propellant — is mass that is stored, usually in some form of propellant tank, prior to being used as the propulsive mass that is ejected from a rocket engine in the form of a fluid jet to produce thrust.Chemical rocket propellants are most commonly used,… …
17Rocket Racing League — Type Private Industry Air racing · Sports · Entertainment Aerospace engineering Founded 2005 Headquarters New York, Bost …
18Launch lug — Launch lugs are small cylinders attached to the sides of most model rockets, into which the launch rod is placed prior to a launch. They are generally made of either plastic or thin cardboard to minimize additional mass. Use The sole purpose of… …
19Launch window — is a term used in aerospace to describe a time period in which a particular rocket must be launched. If the rocket does not launch within the window , it has to wait for the next one before it can be launched.For trips into largely arbitrary… …
20Rocket artillery — is a type of artillery equipped with rocket launchers instead of conventional guns or mortars. Types of rocket artillery pieces include multiple rocket launchers. HistoryPre modern historyThe use of rockets as some form of artillery dates back to …
