| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,823,213,865 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
monopropellant |
Also found in: Dictionary/thesaurus, Wikipedia | 0.02 sec. |
|
monopropellant [¦män·ō·prə′pel·ənt] (materials) A rocket propellant consisting of a single substance, especially a liquid, capable of creating rocket thrust without the addition of a second substance. 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. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
Atlantic Research Corporation (ARC), a unit of Sequa Corporation (NYSE:SQAA), has been selected by Spectrum Astro to supply a monopropellant propulsion system for the Gamma-ray Large Area Space Telescope (GLAST) Observatory. GDSS maintains a broad product offering including monopropellant, bipropellant, and electric propulsion units; space power processing and distribution units; solid propellant fire suppression systems; and complete propulsion systems. ARC will supply 20 lbf hydrogen peroxide monopropellant thrusters, a modification of a flight qualified design developed in the 1960's that traces its heritage from peroxide thrusters used on the X-1, X-15, Mercury, and Centaur programs. |
| Encyclopedia |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|