Sentences with phrase «solid rocket fuel»

Scientology and L. Ron Hubbard are not that interesting to me on their own, so I'm pretty sure I grabbed this book because I'm a fan of Jack Parsons — the guy who founded NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory and the blue - collar Jack who pioneered solid rocket fuel.

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

This could one day be mined as a component of solid rocket fuel, says Fisher.

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By using the Rocket Fuel Latte approach we make sure that those hormones specifically are calmed down and as women we also tell our endocrine system, which creates all of our estrogen, progesterone, and everything, to continue being good and happy and solid and perfect.

Japan has also developed the M - V three - stage solid - fuel rocket, somewhat similar in design to the U.S. LGM - 118A Peacekeeper ICBM, giving it a missile technology base.

ICBMs since the 1960s have been solid - fueled; Saturn was liquid - fueled and that would be a huge disadvantage for an ICBM, since it's much harder to keep a liquid - fueled rocket ready to launch for extended periods.

These include exploring the possibility of crushing gaseous hydrogen into a solid metal that could be a highly efficient rocket fuel.

An investigation later determined that the cold temperatures had compromised the solid rocket booster's delicate rubber O - ring and the faulty seal allowed flames to ignite the external tank's hydrogen fuel.

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

The earliest rockets were solid fuelled, powered by gunpowder, used by the Chinese in warfare as early as the 13th century.

The rocket has two solid - fuel boosters and a main tank that carries 173 tons of liquid oxygen and hydrogen.

Both variants of the SLS reuse space shuttle main engines — and both could feature shuttle - style solid rocket boosters, although one also has the option of liquid - fuel boosters.

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

As the Herc traversed the skiway a fourth time, eight solid - fuel rockets mounted on its sides ignited, heaving the plane into the air.

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.

These rockets — powered by ionized xenon gas — produce very low thrust compared with their solid - or liquid - fueled cousins, but use so little propellant that they last much longer.

For these two shuttle flights, NASA engineers had started to follow a new procedure for assembling the cylindrical solid - fuel rockets, says Brewster Shaw, head of the shuttle programme.

But it would lack the bulbous fuel tank and tubular solid - fuel rockets that are strapped to today's shuttle.

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.

Great marketing is like rocket fuel for an already solid company.

Later that year, the RAK 2 achieved 147 mph with twenty - four solid - fuel rockets spitting flames.

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

The difference here is that you've got solid fuel rockets strapped to your back and it hurtles you forward at a terrifying speed.