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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Chris Klimek, Vulture, 19 June 2024
SpaceX plans to test a method to refill Starship's propellant tanks in orbit, which would allow the vehicle to reach even greater distances in space.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
William Harwood, CBS News, 14 Oct. 2024
Aluminum, which makes up about 8% of the metals found in the Earth's crust is already used in solid rocket propellants.
—New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2024
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Adjective
And what event was deemed sufficiently surprising, shocking, intriguing, or otherwise dramatic to provide the little hit of narrative propellant to kick us into a title sequence?
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 19 June 2024
SpaceX plans to test a method to refill Starship's propellant tanks in orbit, which would allow the vehicle to reach even greater distances in space.
—Margherita Bassi, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 Oct. 2024
Noun
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
Aluminum, which makes up about 8% of the metals found in the Earth's crust is already used in solid rocket propellants.
—New Atlas, 5 Oct. 2024
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/propellant. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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