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

Nearby stood versions of the mammoth 18-foot-tall rocket engines that launched the Apollo 11 on its history-making flight to put a man on the moon.

From Washington Post

When combustion happens in a small space, like the chamber of a rocket engine, the hot gas expands rapidly.

From Scientific American