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  2. Rocket - Wikipedia

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    A Soyuz-FG rocket launches from "Gagarin's Start" (Site 1/5), Baikonur Cosmodrome. A rocket (from Italian: rocchetto, lit. ''bobbin/spool'', and so named for its shape) [nb 1] [1] is a vehicle that uses jet propulsion to accelerate without using any surrounding air. A rocket engine produces thrust by reaction to exhaust expelled at high speed. [2]

  3. Comparison of orbital launch systems - Wikipedia

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    This comparison of orbital launch systems lists the attributes of all current and future individual rocket configurations designed to reach orbit. A first list contains rockets that are operational or have attempted an orbital flight attempt as of 2024; a second list includes all upcoming rockets.

  4. History of rockets - Wikipedia

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    The Hale rocket removed the need for a rocket stick, travelled further due to reduced air-resistance, and was far more accurate. In 1865 the British Colonel Edward Mounier Boxer built an improved version of the Congreve rocket by placing two rockets in one tube, one behind the other.

  5. Blue Origin - Wikipedia

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    The BE-3 is a family of rocket engines made by Blue Origin with two variants, the BE-3U and BE-3PM. The rocket engine is a liquid hydrogen/liquid oxygen (LH2/LOX) cryogenic engine that can produce 490 kN (110,000 lbf) and 710 kN (160,000 lbf) of thrust

  6. List of rockets of the United States - Wikipedia

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    Rocket 4 (Under development, expected 2025) Neutron (Under development, expected 2025) Red Dwarf (Under development, expected 2024) Nova (Under development, expected ...

  7. Lists of rockets - Wikipedia

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    Comparison of orbital rocket engines; Comparison of solid-fuelled orbital launch systems; List of space launch system designs; List of artillery § Rockets; List of rocket aircraft; Lists of weapons; Model rocket; NATO reporting name (has lists of various Soviet missiles)

  8. Timeline of rocket and missile technology - Wikipedia

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    2018 - The Electron rocket was the first New Zealand rocket to achieve orbit. The rocket is also unique in using an electric pump-fed engine. The rocket also carried an additional satellite payload called "Humanity Star", a 1-meter-wide (3 ft) carbon fiber sphere made up of 65 panels that reflect the Sun's light. [35]

  9. Rocket (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    A rocket is a vehicle, missile, or aircraft propelled by an engine that creates thrust from a high speed exhaust jet made exclusively from propellant.