rocket engine
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"This large rocket engine will slow down the ISS, and enable it to have a precise re-entry over the Pacific Ocean, far from land, people or any other potential hazards," Horack explained.
From Barron's ● Feb. 5, 2026
In 2019, five Russian nuclear engineers died in a rocket engine explosion which some Russian and Western experts said was linked to the Burevestnik.
From BBC ● Oct. 31, 2025
Murphy retired from racing in the late 1970s and became a buyer for Rocketdyne, a rocket engine company in Los Angeles.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 26, 2023
An accurate replica of the rocket engine will be launched and actors will depict members of Butler’s fictional Earthseed community from her “Parable” novels.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 31, 2023
We ignited Columbia’s rocket engine once, for just three seconds, to adjust our course slightly.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
