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propellant

[pruh-pel-uhnt] / prəˈpɛl ənt /




NOUN
gasoline
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The Artemis II rocket contains nearly 750,000 gallons of propellant, so lightning is one of the biggest risks to safety.

From BBC • Mar. 30, 2026

"But we're also humans trying to load millions of pounds of propellant onto a giant machine and send it to the Moon," he added.

From Barron's • Mar. 27, 2026

Fire Point is now receiving funding from several Western countries, including the U.K. and Germany, and is in the process of building a new factory in Denmark to produce rocket propellant.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 11, 2026

"If we're going to send humans to Mars, you need H2O and not just for drinking, but for propellant and all manner of applications," Luzzi said.

From Science Daily • Dec. 27, 2025

This launch wasn’t advertised, because we had no idea how our new propellant of saltpeter and sugar would work.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam