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propellant

[pruh-pel-uhnt] / prəˈpɛl ənt /




NOUN
gasoline
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Hanwha Defense USA, the subsidiary planning to take over Austal USA, is also planning a munitions and propellant factory in Arkansas to supply U.S. armed forces.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 10, 2026

With the right processing methods, those materials could be converted into rocket propellant in space.

From Science Daily Aug. 7, 2026

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

Much of that additional mass comes from the hardware required for complete reusability, including heat shield tiles, landing propellant, structural reinforcements, and other recovery systems.

From Science Daily Jul. 11, 2026

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




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