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Free sign up"rocket engine" is a correct and commonly used term in written English.
It refers to the propulsion system used to power a rocket or spacecraft. Example: The astronauts checked the rocket engine before takeoff to ensure it was functioning properly.
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rocket engine
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A reaction engine that obtains thrust by jet propulsion which forms its jet exclusively from propellant.
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Its engineers are working to finish the rocket engine that will power the small spaceship, Mr. Whitesides said.
It was powered by a liquid-fueled rocket engine designed, built, and tested by American engineer James Hart Wyld.
Two seconds later, SpaceShipTwo's rocket engine ignited.
Mr. P. helped develop a liquid-fuel rocket engine.
A more efficient rocket engine also trims fuel requirements.
And America's space agency, NASA, recently tested a rocket engine with a 3D-printed fuel injector.
Qian was not directly responsible for the development of any specific missile, rocket engine, or satellite.
Once it gets there, it is dropped from the mother ship and fires its rocket engine.
In the latest test, SpaceShipTwo did not fire its rocket engine to climb to space.
This "single-stage-to-orbit" feat can (just about) be performed by a rocket engine.
To accelerate in this way, the spacecraft will need to ignite its rocket engine.
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