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

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

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 30, 2025

But the company failed to land New Glenn's main rocket engine, or booster, onto a platform in the Atlantic Ocean.

From BBC • Jan. 16, 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

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