Sentences with phrase «rocket exhaust»
Rocket exhaust refers to the fiery gases expelled from a rocket engine during launch or propulsion. It blasts out of the rocket at high speeds, creating the force that pushes the rocket upwards into space. Full definition
And now imagine slowing it down, balancing it on a jet of rocket exhaust and landing it with an accuracy of 10 meters on a target smaller than a football field.
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(The students did capture particles in space, but they turned out to be aluminum oxide spheres, produced by rocket exhaust.)
Second, rocket exhaust from the lunar modules contains precursor molecules used to build amino acids (such as hydrogen cyanide or HCN).
His face was obscured by the shade from a tree, and smoke from the grill billowed all around him — he looked more like rocket exhaust than like a Romeo!
I suggest starting simple experiments with rocket exhaust, which will dissipate quickly.
Reed, R.A., M.K. Nolen, M.E. Zolensky, I. Bankman, J. Giles, P. Lang, M.I. Mishchenko, and M.N. Ross, 2005: Lidar backscatter properties of Al2O3 rocket exhaust particles.
Nice little graphic effects accompany the destruction, and as you move the wedge around the page, rocket exhaust pours out of it.
Since the moon's atmosphere is so thin, rocket exhaust and outgassing from spacecraft could easily change its composition.
Moving on, your ship's rocket exhaust is what does the job for you.