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rocket engine

NOUN
jet engine with reaction propulsion
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He compared Parallax’s plans for “parts consolidation” with SpaceX’s approach to the rocket engine.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Because GRCop-42 has high thermal conductivity while maintaining its strength at extreme temperatures, it is used in aerospace systems, including liquid rocket engine combustion chambers.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 27, 2026

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the ground test of an upgraded rocket engine, state media reported on Sunday, marking another key step in its weapons programme.

From Barron's ● Mar. 29, 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

To change our orbit this time, we used the rocket engine on the far end of the docked Agena.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins


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