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The eight high-thrust engines burn hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants that combust when making contact with one another.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024
Similarly, the company sought clearance for a new rocket propellant farm in July but didn’t wait for approval before launching the EchoStar Jupiter 3 communications satellite on July 28th, 2023, the agency alleges.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2024
This nitroglycerin was then used as a propellant for bullets and missiles in World War I and World War II.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
When mixed together, these two ignite, which results in propellant exiting the nozzle very quickly to propel the rocket.
—Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2024
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024
Similarly, the company sought clearance for a new rocket propellant farm in July but didn’t wait for approval before launching the EchoStar Jupiter 3 communications satellite on July 28th, 2023, the agency alleges.
—Wes Davis, The Verge, 18 Sep. 2024
This nitroglycerin was then used as a propellant for bullets and missiles in World War I and World War II.
—Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2024
When mixed together, these two ignite, which results in propellant exiting the nozzle very quickly to propel the rocket.
—Amber Dasilva / Jalopnik, Quartz, 15 Oct. 2024
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New Delhi’s recent measures only provide more kindling.Sumit Ganguly, Foreign Affairs, 8 Aug. 2019
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At least as long ago as the time of Confucius, and possibly earlier, Chinese households used concave mirrors to focus sunlight onto kindling to light cooking fires.Avery Hurt, Discover Magazine, 2 Oct. 2024
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Perhaps that’s why Sedona attracts such a strong enclave of New Age spiritual devotees searching for metaphysical energy in the vortexes allegedly sprinkled throughout its buttes and spires.Erin Strout, Outside Online, 11 Nov. 2024
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The sea continues to be the source of several profitable opportunities, including tourism and energy.Devika Rao, theweek, 11 Nov. 2024
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Education and community engagement appear to be two areas of unique strength for Shelley, who even in a brief interview spoke passionately and persuasively about the power of music.Samantha Dunn, Orange County Register, 13 Nov. 2024
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Instead of driving China and North Korea apart, Washington should try to capitalize on Beijing’s power over Pyongyang by urging China to clearly communicate two redlines to its partner.Sungmin Cho, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2024
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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