Sentences with phrase «fuel rocket motor»

Solid - fuel rocket motors are currently destroyed by incineration, but the risk of explosion makes this process dangerous and expensive.

Not exact matches

Once the booster has used up its fuel dozens of miles above Earth, it detaches, and the second - stage rocket motor ignites.

Firing solid rocket fuel motors within 10 milliseconds of an IED blast temporarily makes the vehicle weigh 120 tons, freezing it in place and protecting everyone inside

A solid rocket or a solid fuel rocket is a rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants (fuel / oxidizer).

Generally each stage consists of one or more motors, plus fuel and oxidiser tanks for a liquid rocket or the casing for a solid rocket.

Wikipedia states «Solid - fuel rocket boosters (SRBs) are large solid propellant motors used to provide thrust in spacecraft launches from initial launch through the first ascent stage.»