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multistage rocket |
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multistage rocket [′məl·tē‚stāj ′räk·ət] (aerospace engineering) A vehicle having two or more rocket units, each unit firing after the one in back of it has exhausted its propellant; normally, each unit, or stage, is jettisoned after completing its firing. Also known as multiple-stage rocket; step rocket. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Dead satellites, rocket stages, cameras, hand tools--those are just a few examples of space junk. The VentureStar is called ``reusable'' because it will go into space and come back in one piece, without dropping rocket stages to burn up in re-entry like the Apollo moon rockets, or even shedding boosters and external fuel tanks like the space shuttles. In addition, there were "large current and electrical transients' as well as "major changes' recorded by accelerometers in both rocket stages and the satellite's housing. |
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