Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun The science and technology of rocket design, construction, and flight.
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- noun The making and launching of
rockets , its science and practice.
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- noun the branch of engineering science that studies rocket design and operation
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Examples
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He became interested in rocketry as a teenager and constructed balsa-wood missiles filled with a rudimentary propellant of powder from shotgun shells and glue.
Rocket scientist Robert C. Truax, who built ship for Evel Knieval, dies at 93 T. Rees Shapiro 2010
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He became interested in rocketry as a teenager and constructed balsa-wood missiles filled with a rudimentary propellant of powder from shotgun shells and glue.
Rocket scientist Robert C. Truax, who built ship for Evel Knieval, dies at 93 T. Rees Shapiro 2010
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He was a true pioneer in rocketry and spaceflight and he will be sorely missed.
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That is why we have made no significant progress in rocketry since the Shuttle was developed (SSME's, TPS, Al-Li structures, etc.).
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His interest in rocketry and space travel became a single-minded passion.
Exploring 'Von Braun' getAbstract 2010
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Maybe other readers more versed in rocketry can provide some better information on why vertical take off and landing vehicles are being pursued.
Masten Space System's Xombie Make First Successful Test Flight - NASA Watch 2009
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All that aside, high powered amateur rocketry is a hell of a lot of fun.
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Because I had developed an interest in rocketry I applied for and obtained a job in the then Ministry of Supply at the Rocket Propulsion Department in
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So fan clubs would schism between those interested in pursuing amateur science experiments such as rocketry, and those primarily interested in discussing and collecting the stories.
Sam Moskowitz Wants You to Know It's All Don Wollheim's Fault Karen Burnham 2008
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1969 - The biggest explosion in the history of rocketry occurs when the Soviet N1 rocket explodes and subsequently destroys its launchpad.
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