rocketry

noun

rock·​et·​ry ˈrä-kə-trē How to pronounce rocketry (audio)
: the study of, experimentation with, or use of rockets

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Buoyed by former Senator Richard C. Shelby, a Republican with a legendary prowess for earmarking and sending money to his state, the base now houses the space center, F.B.I. offices, Army missile programs and rocketry research. Eduardo Medina, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2025 SpaceX has led the revolution in low-cost rocketry, and its Titan-size Starship spacecraft, when perfected, is likely to provide the most economical means to lift the American interceptors into orbit, Harrison says. Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2025 Never before, though, has a president had such a close relationship with a would-be Mars colonizer, one who has transformed the world of rocketry. Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 13 Feb. 2025 While SpaceX lost the upper stage of its colossal Starship spacecraft during its seventh flight test, the mishap is typical of leading-edge experiments in rocketry presaging a spaceflight revolution, says a leading American space scholar. Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rocketry

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First Known Use

1930, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rocketry was in 1930

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“Rocketry.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rocketry. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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rocketry

noun
rock·​et·​ry ˈräk-ə-trē How to pronounce rocketry (audio)
: the study of, experimenting with, or use of rockets
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