rocket engine
Example Sentences
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On the ground, the force of roughly 30 rocket engines firing at full power pummeled the launchpad floor at liftoff, carving a crater several feet deep into the ground.
From Reuters
In December, it tested a solid fuel rocket engine, a crucial new capability that is harder to detect and preempt.
From Washington Post
The Starship rocket system consists of a Starship rocket sitting atop a "Super Heavy" first stage booster with 33 rocket engines.
From Reuters
Researchers in Xian in central China last year conducted a successful test of a reusable rocket engine, but the technology lags behind SpaceX.
From Washington Post
For Taiwan alone, there is a $19 billion backlog of orders for American-made weapons — large chunks of it for Stinger missiles with rocket engines built by Aerojet that are already in short supply.
From New York Times
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