propellant
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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
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
No injuries were reported in the explosion, and Bezos noted several critical pieces of launch infrastructure survived the incident, including propellant and fuel systems that would have taken significantly longer to replace.
From BBC ● Jun. 17, 2026
Each thruster sits above a reservoir containing an ionic liquid propellant.
From Science Daily ● Jun. 10, 2026
Mr. Dubonnet tapped the rocket casing, and lumps of unburned propellant and ash dropped out.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing propellant
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Selection Vocabulary 2, Unit 6
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