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The problem stems from a leak in the service module’s propulsion system, which affects the pressurization of propellant tanks.
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The crew module has been powered down for recovery, and members of the recovery crew are approaching the capsule and performing a sweep with air quality sensors to make sure no hazardous fumes, such as hydrazine propellant or ammonia coolant, are leaking from the spacecraft.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 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
In total, more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant will be loaded into the booster, a process that can take up to five hours.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
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Jackie Wattles, CNN Money, 11 Apr. 2026
The crew module has been powered down for recovery, and members of the recovery crew are approaching the capsule and performing a sweep with air quality sensors to make sure no hazardous fumes, such as hydrazine propellant or ammonia coolant, are leaking from the spacecraft.
—Miles Doran, CBS News, 10 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
In total, more than 700,000 gallons of cryogenic propellant will be loaded into the booster, a process that can take up to five hours.
—Charlie Gile, NBC news, 1 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
Noun
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In the meantime, the energy crisis continues, threatening summer holidays in Asia and Europe as the loss of jet fuel supplies from the Middle East ripples across those regions.—
Lim Hui Jie,
CNBC,
7 May 2026
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Friendly competition is part of the fuel for starter Davis Martin.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The Sun came into the second half with a burst of energy sparked by back-to-back buckets from Miller.—
Emily Adams,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
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Osvald Søe, 20, Wilson Eisner, 24, and Kieran Sargeant, 22, have all contributed to a developmental foundation that gives Varas’ club energy, athleticism, upside, and, at times, understandable volatility.—
Eddie Brown,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 May 2026
Noun
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Bedside power outlets and ceiling fans add to the convenience.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 May 2026
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The Avs finally got on the board via their second power-play chance on a Nathan MacKinnon goal that had an Artturi Lehkonen vibe to it.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
10 May 2026
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 14 May. 2026.
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