They used jet fuel for rocket propellant in the first tests. From LearnThat.org.
propellant fuel for submarines. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
For nearly all spacecraft, the propulsion system, including the propellant, is a major fraction of the spacecraft. From Wordnik.com. [Things We Used To Do - NASA Watch] Reference
And if we didn't have them, we'd have to use a lot of propellant, which is very inefficient. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 1, 2005] Reference
The pseudo-scientists assume one must be accelerating by carrying along propellant, which is sent out the back of the rocket. From Wordnik.com. [THE UFO CHRONICLES] Reference
A variety of in-space architectural elements may be included, such as propellant depots, and space transfer stages and vehicles. From Wordnik.com. [NewsBlaze.com Current News - Top Stories] Reference
It now has burnt half of that weight in propellant. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2006] Reference
Abu Ahmed declines to say what they use to make the propellant. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2006] Reference
ALEGRIA: Miles, it's burning nine tons of propellant per second. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Space Shuttle Atlantis Lifts Off - February 7, 2001] Reference
VOSS: That's right, because of the mix of the propellant changes. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Apr 19, 2001] Reference
The explosion happened yesterday during a propellant system test. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2007] Reference
UNIDENIFIED MALE: Two and a quarter million pounds of propellant. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 9, 2006] Reference
We had some folks reporting the smell of some kind of propellant. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 1, 2003] Reference
Abu Ahmed (ph) declines to say what they use to make the propellant. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript May 18, 2007] Reference
How they mix the toxic ingredients for the propellant in this basin. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 9, 2006] Reference
The explosion happened yesterday during testing of a propellant system. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2007] Reference
And that is a vessel which houses rocket propellant and where it is cast. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 2, 2003] Reference
ROBERTS: I think the propellant from the hairspray probably was the real culprit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2009] Reference
HARRIS: Let's ask the follow up then, how dangerous is this hydrazine propellant?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 21, 2008] Reference
And a recipe for, quote, "rocket propellant and guidance on causing an explosion". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2005] Reference
ROBERTS: I think the propellant from the hair spray probably was the real culprit. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 11, 2009] Reference
The entire concoction is fired into the sky using a propellant, generally gunpowder. From Wordnik.com. [Building a Better Firework] Reference
And eventually they'll be stacked up and used again with new solid propellant in it. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Space Shuttle Atlantis Embarks on Mission to Outfit Space Station - September 8, 2000] Reference
But on board it has 1,000 pounds of toxic Hydrazine propellant, basically rocket fuel. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2008] Reference
The casting chamber is the vessel with which rocket propellant, solid propellant, is cast. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Mar 2, 2003] Reference
The forecastle was enveloped in a cloud of noxious fumes, the exhaust from the propellant. From Wordnik.com. [Hellfire]
Now as you mentioned, the concern is this 1,000 pounds of toxic, frozen hydrazine propellant. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 20, 2008] Reference
UNIDENTIFIED MALE: The solid rocket boosters are burning 11,000 pounds of propellant every second. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Sep 9, 2006] Reference
So what the sun is going to provide us is with free, unlimited propellant that is moving at very high speeds. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Millennium 2000: Exploration - January 1, 2000] Reference
So far so good, as they do that, and that is an important thing, because ultimately that saves NASA a rocket propellant. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 13, 2007] Reference
Next year, more than a year ahead of schedule, a vastly improved ICBM, the solid propellant MINUTEMAN, is expected to be ready. From Wordnik.com. [State of the Union Address (1790-2001)] Reference
They are the development of a liquid-fueled missile named Al-Samud II (ph) and a solid propellant missile called Al-Fatam (ph). From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 27, 2003] Reference
The nuclear reactor is located at the extreme left, followed by a neutron shield, heat exchanger, gamma-ray shield and propellant. From Wordnik.com. [The Practical Values of Space Exploration Report of the Committee on Science and Astronautics, U.S. House of Representatives, Eighty-Sixth Congress, Second Session] Reference
This is a solid propellant missile, and these -- both these missile systems have been the focus of a lot of attention by inspectors here. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 17, 2002] Reference
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