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Engineers believe a separate set of degraded seals is causing helium leaks, which the spacecraft uses to pressurize the propulsion system and drive propellants into its thrusters.
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
The full system requires more than 10 million pounds of propellant for launch.
—Michael Sheetz, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
With no propellant in the tank, the Europa Clipper weighs about 7,145 pounds.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
The eight high-thrust engines burn hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants that combust when making contact with one another.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024
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Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 5 Sep. 2024
The full system requires more than 10 million pounds of propellant for launch.
—Michael Sheetz, NBC News, 13 Oct. 2024
With no propellant in the tank, the Europa Clipper weighs about 7,145 pounds.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 11 Oct. 2024
The eight high-thrust engines burn hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants that combust when making contact with one another.
—Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 28 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
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In 1999, when Hugo Chávez rose to power in Venezuela, his government took care of providing fuel to Cuba at preferential prices, and the blackouts dissipated.Whitney Eulich, The Christian Science Monitor, 22 Nov. 2024
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More From Newsweek Vault: Learn About the Best High-Yield Checking Accounts Estimates vary for the exact amount that fuel prices will increase.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 21 Nov. 2024
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Charcoal or kindling should do the trick for non-gas grills.Nicole Villalpando, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 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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Warmer waters send more moisture and energy into the atmosphere, triggering wetter conditions in many areas and supercharging the Pacific hurricane season.Hayleigh Evans, The Arizona Republic, 22 Nov. 2024
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In 2020 the country promised to build 1,200 gigawatts of renewable energy by 2030, roughly the same electricity generating capacity of the whole United States.Julia Simon, NPR, 22 Nov. 2024
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Another area where both the administration and Congress have power to ease regulation is on the issue of permitting reform.Li Zhou, WIRED, 23 Nov. 2024
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By law, Israel, as the occupying power, has the responsibility to provide education.Karl Vick, TIME, 22 Nov. 2024
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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