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rocket engine

NOUN
jet engine with reaction propulsion
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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

"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

Arbor’s solution is more like a tree-powered rocket engine.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 30, 2025

A rocket engine has exploded during a launch test at the UK's new spaceport in Shetland.

From BBC Aug. 19, 2024

We fired Columbia’s rocket engine shortly after we swung around behind the moon’s left edge, out of touch with the earth for the first time in three days.

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



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