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single-stage rocket
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single-stage rocket [′siŋ·gəl ¦stāj ′räk·ət]
(aerospace engineering)
A rocket or rocket missile to which the total thrust is imparted in a single phase, by either a single or multiple thrust unit.


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New technologies proposed for the missile included extremely low structural weight through the use of steelmonocoque, single-wall construction tanks kept rigid by internal tank pressure; a state-of-the-art rocket motor with unique gimbals to help control attitude; a detachable payload or warhead section; and nearly single-stage-to-orbit performance through the "stage-and-a-half" approach of jettisoning the booster engines rather than a full stage during the ascent.
The second part applies these concepts to computer simulations of aerospace vehicles, from simple three-degrees-of-freedom trajectory simulations of hypersonic aircraft, rockets, and single-stage-to-orbit vehicles to six-degrees-of-freedom simulations of hypersonic aircrafts and missiles.
In 2001, NASA scrapped a $912 million venture aimed at developing a reusable, single-stage-to-orbit spaceliner.
 
 
 
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