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Recent Examples of propellant
SpaceX suffered another setback in June, when Ship 36, which was being prepped to fly on Flight 10, exploded during propellant loading on a Starbase test stand.
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For instance, a seal on the vehicle’s Raptor engines began to fail after SpaceX started adding more propellant on later flights, according to a person briefed on the matter who was not authorized to discuss the program’s inner workings publicly.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Combining aspects of jet and rocket propulsion, the engine pulls oxygen out of the air at lower atmospheric levels to reduce the need to carry propellant, resulting in a much lighter, more efficient aircraft.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2025
That’s skipping over a June incident when a Starship rocket exploded while being loaded with methane and liquid oxygen propellant ahead of its launch — due, Musk later said, citing preliminary data, to problems in the payload bay.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
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Josh Dinner, Space.com, 28 Aug. 2025
For instance, a seal on the vehicle’s Raptor engines began to fail after SpaceX started adding more propellant on later flights, according to a person briefed on the matter who was not authorized to discuss the program’s inner workings publicly.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 20 Aug. 2025
Combining aspects of jet and rocket propulsion, the engine pulls oxygen out of the air at lower atmospheric levels to reduce the need to carry propellant, resulting in a much lighter, more efficient aircraft.
—Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2025
That’s skipping over a June incident when a Starship rocket exploded while being loaded with methane and liquid oxygen propellant ahead of its launch — due, Musk later said, citing preliminary data, to problems in the payload bay.
—Ruxandra Iordache, CNBC, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
Noun
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However, biofuel production might turn this pathway into a tool for renewable energy, since fats can be converted into fuel.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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These black holes are born when massive stars reach the end of their nuclear fuel and can no longer support themselves against their own inward gravitational pull.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
12 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Beneath me, one by one, logs are added to a nest of kindling in the hearth.—
Manuel Muñoz,
Literary Hub,
11 Sep. 2025
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Now, all that kindling is dry following the long, arid months of summer.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
Noun
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One of the bottlenecks in frequency comb technology has been the high energy required for spectral broadening.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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Starting from the questionable proposition that revolutionary movements require energy and that energy in its most basic form is derived from solar rays, Chizhevsky listed some historical developments that lined up with astronomical developments.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
12 Sep. 2025
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As demand for electricity surged to power more electric devices in homes and Big Tech's boom in data centers, renewable energy has been the go-to source for the cheapest, fastest way to generate more juice.—
Jeff Young,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, global demand for data center capacity could more than triple by 2030, requiring upgrades in power, cooling, and connectivity.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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