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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) …
2Merlin (rocket engine) — Merlin 1C SpaceX Merlin 1A (shown) Country of origin United States Manufacturer SpaceX Liq …
3Vulcain (rocket engine) — Vulcain is a family of European cryogenic first stage rocket engines for the Ariane 5.HistoryThe development of Vulcain, assured by a European collaboration, began in 1988 with the Ariane 5 rocket program. [cite web url =… …
4Rocket — Rock et, n. [It. rocchetta, fr. rocca a distaff, of German origin. Named from the resemblance in shape to a distaff. See {Rock} a distaff.] 1. An artificial firework consisting of a cylindrical case of paper or metal filled with a composition of… …
5Rocket — 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 …
6rocket 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… …
7rocket — Synonyms and related words: AA target rocket, ABM, ASM, ATS, Asp, Asroc, Atlas, Atlas Agena, Atlas Centaur, Bullpup, Cajun, Corporal, Corvus, Crossbow, Dart, Deacon, Delta, Diamant, Dove, Earth insertion, Falcon, Firebee, Genie, Hawk, Holy Moses …
8engine — noun 1 part of a vehicle that produces power ADJECTIVE ▪ big, powerful ▪ small ▪ twin engines ▪ a large plane with twin engines …
9fire — I. noun Usage: often attributive Etymology: Middle English, from Old English fȳr; akin to Old High German fiur fire, Greek pyr Date: before 12th century 1. a. (1) the phenomenon of combustion manifested in light, flame, and heat (2) one of the… …
10rocket — n. device propelled by a rocket engine or explosives 1) to fire; launch a rocket 2) a booster; liquid fuel; long range; multistage; solid fuel rocket reprimand (colloq.) (BE) 3) to give smb. a rocket 4) to get a rocket * * * [ rɒkɪt] launch a… …
