propulsion
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A determination to get to the Red Planet “provides the impetus to really create next-level technologies, which is why we’re contemplating nuclear propulsion, because you need that to close those distances.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026
That includes Impulse Space, the startup founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX’s first employee and head of propulsion, who spent close to 19 years at SpaceX.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Polk has spent decades studying this type of propulsion, contributing to earlier missions such as Dawn and Deep Space 1, which demonstrated electric propulsion beyond Earth orbit for the first time.
From Science Daily • May 6, 2026
He added that as newcomers on the global market, Japanese firms should focus on "higher-tech niches" like naval and propulsion systems, advanced missiles, sensors and electronics.
From Barron's • May 3, 2026
Scared ’em so much they agreed to put propulsion in our own little separate category.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing propulsion
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