rocket engine
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The 2,850-acre laboratory complex was formerly used for rocket engine testing and nuclear research and is currently undergoing a state-led environmental cleanup.
From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026
"This large rocket engine will slow down the ISS, and enable it to have a precise re-entry over the Pacific Ocean, far from land, people or any other potential hazards," Horack explained.
From Barron's • Feb. 5, 2026
In 2019, five Russian nuclear engineers died in a rocket engine explosion which some Russian and Western experts said was linked to the Burevestnik.
From BBC • Oct. 31, 2025
The Talon, powered by a liquid-fuel rocket engine, ended its flight by descending into the ocean as planned.
From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024
An Agena is a slim fuel tank about thirty feet long, with a rocket engine sticking out of one end and a hole in the opposite end.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
