Sentences with phrase «rocket fuels held»
Subpar rocket fuels held the Americans back until the Army put Mary Sherman Morgan on the problem.
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Two years ago Musk showed a photo of BFR's fuel tank, capable of holding «1200 tons of liquid oxygen,» as a part of SpaceX's early announcements about the rocket.
The shuttle is comprised of three components: the orbiter (the aeroplane - like crew - and cargo - carrying craft that most people think of as the shuttle); a large external tank (ET) that holds the liquid oxygen and liquid hydrogen fuel; and two solid rocket boosters (SRBs) packed with powdered aluminium and rubber fuel.
Whether you want armored command vehicles to hold territory; or big fat supply helicopters to ferry in fuel, ammo and repairs; or batteries of rocket launchers; or cheap recoilless rifles on cheap jeeps.
Glaciers change the strength of the skin rather than the contained volume, but the mechanical effect on the strength of the structure is the same How thick is the skin of a rocket booster held rigid by pressure of the fuel inside?