propellant

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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

Using ordinary chemical rockets, you would need an amount of propellant vastly greater than all the mass in the visible universe.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 9, 2026

The new vehicles will be equipped to handle in-orbit docking and demonstrate vehicle-to-vehicle propellant transfer while in orbit — which is key for future moon or Mars missions.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 30, 2025

The series of equations we needed to work described the parameters of thrust coefficient, nozzle-throat area, combustion-chamber cross-sectional areas, and velocity of the gases predicted for any particular propellant.

From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam