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rocket engine

NOUN
jet engine with reaction propulsion
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The 2,850-acre laboratory complex was formerly used for rocket engine testing and nuclear research and is currently undergoing a state-led environmental cleanup.

From Los Angeles Times • May 22, 2026

"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

The Talon, powered by a liquid-fuel rocket engine, ended its flight by descending into the ocean as planned.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 9, 2024

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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