rocket engine

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For Taiwan alone, there is a $19 billion backlog of orders for American-made weapons — large chunks of it for Stinger missiles with rocket engines built by Aerojet that are already in short supply.

From New York Times

By contrast, the destination of equipment in a controlled de-orbit can be specified using rocket engines, he said.

From New York Times

On Dec. 16, North Korea tested what it called a new, high-thrust rocket engine that used solid fuel as it looks to expand its capabilities.

From New York Times

A rocket engine overheated in turn, leading to the loss of the rocket and satellites it was carrying.

From BBC

Thirty-one of the Super Heavy booster's 33 Raptor rocket engines fired for roughly 10 seconds at SpaceX's south Texas rocket facilities, the company's Chief Executive Elon Musk tweeted shortly after the test.

From Reuters