propellant
Example Sentences
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The solid rocket boosters for SLS, made by Northrop Grumman, are 17-story-tall devices that burn more than 11,000 pounds of propellant a second during liftoff.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 1, 2026
"But we're also humans trying to load millions of pounds of propellant onto a giant machine and send it to the Moon," he added.
From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026
Helium is used to pressurise propellant tanks, and any fault in that system could affect the performance of the upper stage engine or the safe draining of the fuel.
From BBC • Mar. 20, 2026
The new vehicles will be equipped to handle in-orbit docking and demonstrate vehicle-to-vehicle propellant transfer while in orbit — which is key for future moon or Mars missions.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025
I had decided to do the loading of our new propellant in sections, a few inches at a time.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
