propellant
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Regulus aims this year to start work on a site to produce triple-base propellant, a particularly powerful variant that the U.S. hasn’t produced since 1986, Somerindyke said.
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
It uses liquid hydrogen and liquid oxygen, a more efficient propellant combination than the methane and oxygen used by Starship's Raptor engines.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
“Q, why do we need a new propellant? What’s wrong with rocket candy?”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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