propellant
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A future supply network could move metals from asteroids to Mars while using propellant produced from asteroid resources.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 7, 2026
The U.S. currently has only one propellant factory, a World War II-era plant in southern Virginia, and none has been built since the early 1970s.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
Highly flammable when treated with acid, it acts as a propellant, triggering a violent expansion of gas needed to launch artillery up to 70 miles.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
The researchers also evaluated SpaceX's planned next generation Starship, which is expected to feature larger propellant tanks and more powerful Raptor 3 engines.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
Loading the zincoshine was a labor-intensive process, no more than three inches of propellant compressed at a time in the casement, a drying time of four hours required for each segment.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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