Definition of Booster rocket

1. Noun. The first stage of a multistage rocket.

Exact synonyms: Booster, Booster Unit, Takeoff Booster, Takeoff Rocket
Group relationships: Multistage Rocket, Step Rocket
Generic synonyms: Rocket, Rocket Engine
Derivative terms: Boost

Lexicographical Neighbors of Booster Rocket

booshway
booshways
boosies
boosing
boost
boost up
boosted
booster
booster amplifier
booster cable
booster cables
booster club
booster dose
booster injection
booster response
booster rocket (current term)
booster shot
booster stations
booster unit
boosterish
boosterism
boosterisms
boosters
boostglide
boosting
boosts
boot
boot-cut
boot-topping
boot-tree

Literary usage of Booster rocket

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report of the Presidential Commission on the Space Shuttle Challenger Accident by Southgate Publishers, DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"The Tracking and Data Relay Satellite (TDRS) was attached to the Inertial Upper Stage (IUS) booster rocket used to move the TDRS into geosynchronous orbit. ..."

2. The Problem With Space Travel: The Rocket Motor by Hermann Noordung, Ernest Stuhlinger, J. D. Hunley, Jennifer Garland (1995)
"Furthermore, a so-called "booster rocket" (Figure 28) is provided that is 2 meters high, ... Initially the booster rocket, which later will be jettisoned, ..."

3. Where No Man Has Gone Before: A History of Apollo Lunar Exploration Missions by William D. Compton (1996)
"Apart from its essential impact on the booster rocket and spacecraft, the mission mode would determine how much ..."

4. Ninth Day of Creationby Leonard Crane by Leonard Crane (2000)
"The booster rocket on the missile had fired its engine. "Second missile breaking the surface... Another launch from Master One... Make that two launches. ..."

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