rocket engine
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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
A rocket engine has exploded during a launch test at the UK's new spaceport in Shetland.
From BBC • Aug. 19, 2024
During a test of a Harpoon anti-ship missile, its booster — the rocket engine that launches the missile — was “activated” but not ignited, and then it could not be deactivated, the Danish military said.
From New York Times • Apr. 4, 2024
An Agena is a slim fuel tank about thirty feet long, with a rocket engine sticking out of one end and a hole in the opposite end.
From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins
