solid-propellant rocket
1Solid-fuel rocket — A solid rocket or a solid fuel rocket is a rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid fueled, powered by gunpowder, used by the Chinese and Arabs in warfare as early as the 13th century. All… …
2solid propellant — a rocket propellant in solid form, usually containing a mixture or combination of fuel and oxidizer. Cf. liquid propellant. * * * solid propellant noun (space) Rocket propellant in solid state, usu in caked, plastic like form • • • Main Entry:… …
3solid propellant — a rocket propellant in solid form, usually containing a mixture or combination of fuel and oxidizer. Cf. liquid propellant. * * * …
4solid propellant — /sɒləd prəˈpɛlənt/ (say soluhd pruh peluhnt) noun a rocket propellant in solid form, usually a mixture of fuel and oxidant …
5Rocket 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) …
6Solid rocket booster — Solid rocket boosters (SRB) (or motors, SRM) are used to provide the main thrust in spacecraft launches from the launchpad up to burnout of the SRBs. Many launch vehicles include SRBs, including the Ariane 5, Atlas V, and the NASA Space Shuttle.… …
7rocket motor — n. a rocket engine, specif. one having a solid propellant formed into a long, hollow cylinder: the cylinder serves as the combustion chamber when the propellant is ignited * * * …
8rocket motor — n. a rocket engine, specif. one having a solid propellant formed into a long, hollow cylinder: the cylinder serves as the combustion chamber when the propellant is ignited …
9solid fuel — n. any of various rocket fuels and oxidizers that are mixed and solidified into a storable mass: also called solid propellant * * * …
10solid fuel — n. any of various rocket fuels and oxidizers that are mixed and solidified into a storable mass: also called solid propellant …
