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
At a third factory, housed in renovated Cold War-era buildings in a forest populated with deer, women with long painted nails assemble tiny components for igniters, which trigger the guncotton in the propellant.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 20, 2026
Because the booster does not need to reserve propellant for landing, more of its fuel can be devoted to reaching orbit.
From Science Daily ● Jul. 11, 2026
There has been some speculation online that the spheres are propellant tanks for spacecraft, and so could contain residual amounts of a highly flammable or reactive substance.
From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026
“Quentin and I are going to design a sophisticated nozzle, and we need an advanced propellant to go along with it.”
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
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