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Recent Examples of propellant
The complex process, requiring two Starships equipped with docking adapters to meet up in orbit to transfer hundreds of tons of super-cooled propellant, is necessary for Starship to reach distant destinations like Mars.
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The carrier aircraft supplies initial altitude and velocity, freeing the missile to use nearly all its propellant for forward flight rather than climbing from a ground launcher.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
One new space tech project NASA would initiate under this budget is funding to support a commercial effort to produce, store, transfer, and test rocket propellant generated from resources on the Moon’s surface.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
The most problematic propellant on both the Artemis I mission in 2022 and wet dress rehearsal earlier this year for Artemis II had been liquid hydrogen (LH2).
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2026
The carrier aircraft supplies initial altitude and velocity, freeing the missile to use nearly all its propellant for forward flight rather than climbing from a ground launcher.
—Chris Young, Interesting Engineering, 6 Apr. 2026
One new space tech project NASA would initiate under this budget is funding to support a commercial effort to produce, store, transfer, and test rocket propellant generated from resources on the Moon’s surface.
—Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 3 Apr. 2026
The most problematic propellant on both the Artemis I mission in 2022 and wet dress rehearsal earlier this year for Artemis II had been liquid hydrogen (LH2).
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
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Steeper gasoline, diesel and jet fuel prices are making driving and air travel more expensive.—
Mae Anderson,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Dahm has a good idea of what’s going wrong, with boost creep from the internal wastegate causing sudden spikes up to 22 psi that appear to be blowing fuel into the oil catch can.—
Caleb Jacobs,
The Drive,
30 Apr. 2026
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Hundreds of fires have started across southern and coastal Georgia, with dozens of new fires every day, and officials say drought conditions provided the kindling.—
Irene Wright,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Then her husband, Kasoun, covers his hands in towels and picks up the metal tray with the kindling, bricks and clay pot and places it outside.—
Diaa Hadid,
NPR,
16 Apr. 2026
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Renewable energy Iggo is also keen on renewable energy, citing a recovery in stocks this year, driven by the massive demand for electricity coming from the AI trade, as well as the conflict in the Middle East.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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As the Moon in Scorpio trines Jupiter from your 2nd House of Resources, confidence builds around what’s actually worth your time, energy, and attention.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Once fierce rivals, the two men were responsible for the country’s first peaceful transfer of power between parties, after Jefferson and his Democratic-Republican Party defeated Adams and the Federalists in the election of 1800.—
Jelani Cobb,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Meanwhile, the Marlins are sending catcher Agustin Ramirez to Triple-A after an uneven first five weeks in which his power declined, his defense remained poor and base running errors frustrated the team.—
Barry Jackson,
Sun Sentinel,
4 May 2026
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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