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Definition of Rocket propulsion
1. Noun. Reaction propulsion using stored oxygen for combustion; used where there is insufficient atmospheric oxygen.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Rocket Propulsion
Literary usage of Rocket propulsion
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Aerospace Testing: Promise of Closer NASA/DOD Cooperation Remains Largely by Frank Degnan (1999)
""Major rocket propulsion test facilities," as used in this MOA, refers to facilities
representing a significant investment performing any testing on rocket ..."
2. A Review of United States Air Force and Department of Defense Aerospace by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"rocket propulsion SYSTEMS FOR ACCESS TO SPACE Anticipated Military Spacelift
Propulsion Needs and Identification of Critical Technologies In early 2005 the ..."
3. The Military Dictionary (1987)
"Specifically, rocket propulsion differs from jet propulsion in that jet propulsion
utilizes atmospheric air as an oxidizer whereas rocket propulsion ..."
4. Future Air Force Needs for Survivability by National Research Council (U.S.) (2006)
"An alternative approach to a ramjet or scramjet system is an all-rocket propulsion
system, which can be either single-stage or multiple-stage. ..."
5. The Problem of Space Travel: The Rocket Motor by Hermann Noordung, Ernest Stuhlinger, J. D. Hunley, Jennifer Garland (1995)
"It can be seen from Column 2 of the table, which lists the efficiency of reaction,
how uneconomical the rocket propulsion is at velocities (of at most ..."
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