propulsion
Example Sentences
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With Mars now behind it, Psyche will resume using its solar-electric propulsion system to continue toward the asteroid belt.
From Science Daily • May 26, 2026
The Navy said using nuclear power for propulsion would allow the ship to travel longer distances and faster.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
The company’s defense propulsion business, which accounts for about one-quarter of sales, is also booming, growing 19% year over year in the first quarter.
From Barron's • May 7, 2026
That includes Impulse Space, the startup founded by Tom Mueller, SpaceX’s first employee and head of propulsion, who spent close to 19 years at SpaceX.
From MarketWatch • May 7, 2026
Nobody in the propulsion area was going to win anything.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
Vocabulary lists containing propulsion
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