rocket engine

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rocket
noun
uk
/ˈrɒk.ɪt/us
/ˈrɑː.kɪt/
a large cylinder-shaped object that moves very fast by forcing out burning gases, used for space travel or as ...
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engine
noun[C]
uk
/ˈen.dʒɪn/us
/ˈen.dʒɪn/
a machine that uses the energy from liquid fuel or steam to ...
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(Definition ofrocketandenginefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Now the future of thisrocketenginetesting station is in doubt, and the reward for their generous and loyal service is uncertainty and the threat of unemployment.
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Propulsion was from arocketengine(either chemical or nuclear) and the craft would also have contained an onboard nuclear reactor for electrical power generation.
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One is arocketenginewhich mixes three separate streams of propellants.
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Rocket motor (or solid-propellant rocket motor) is a synonymous term withrocketenginethat usually refers to solid rocket engines.
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It is propelled by a single liquid fuelrocketengine.
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Air-breathing designs typically fly at supersonic or hypersonic speeds, and usually include arocketenginefor the final burn for orbit.
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The mission achieves a partial success, after the second stagerocketenginecuts off earlier than planned.
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But they actually win when their last-ditch attempt turns out to be arocketengine.
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It was to have thrusters for position control and arocketenginecapable of producing a small amount of thrust.
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The engine has the highest specific impulse ever achieved for a gas-generator cycle kerosenerocketengine.
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A typical bottle rocket consists of arocketengineattached to a stabilizing stick.
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A major portion of the service module was taken up by propellant and the mainrocketengine.
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The "specific impulse" is the most important metric for the efficiency of arocketengine.
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The minimal mass of vehicle consists of arocketenginewith minimal fuel and structure to carry it.
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It was the firstrocketengineto gain formal type approval.
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The maneuver is performed by arocketengine.
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The pilot shuts down the jets and starts the methane oxygenrocketengineat the rear of the vehicle.
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Therocketengineis ignited while the spacecraft is gliding.
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Therefore, rocket engines do not have ram drag and the gross thrust of therocketenginenozzle is the net thrust of the engine.
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