variants
or less commonly propellent
: something that propels: such as
a
: an explosive for propelling projectiles
b
: fuel plus oxidizer used by a rocket engine
c
: a gas kept under pressure in a bottle or can for expelling the contents when the pressure is released
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Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Lee Choon Geun, an honorary research fellow at South Korea’s Science and Technology Policy Institute, said the early results of Thursday’s launch suggested Russia might have given a key propellant component that can boost a missile’s engine thrust.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
While SpaceX normally recovers first stage boosters for refurbishment and reuse, the three core stage boosters and the rocket's second stage needed all of their propellants to accelerate the Clipper to the required Earth-departure velocity.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
The uncrewed Progress capsule — which can carry science experiments, propellant, food and other supplies to the ISS — runs on a fuel called unsymmetric-dimethylhydrazine and an oxidizer called nitrogen tetroxide.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 25 Nov. 2024
Lee Choon Geun, an honorary research fellow at South Korea’s Science and Technology Policy Institute, said the early results of Thursday’s launch suggested Russia might have given a key propellant component that can boost a missile’s engine thrust.
—Hyung-Jin Kim, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
Noun
The second stage being used for the Hera mission will boost the space probe into deep space, using all of its propellant in the process.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Oct. 2024
While SpaceX normally recovers first stage boosters for refurbishment and reuse, the three core stage boosters and the rocket's second stage needed all of their propellants to accelerate the Clipper to the required Earth-departure velocity.
—William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propellant. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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