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  2. Diamant - Wikipedia

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    The Diamant rocket (French for "diamond") was the first exclusively French expendable launch system and at the same time the first satellite launcher not built by either the United States or USSR. As such, it has been referred to as being a key predecessor for all subsequent European launcher projects.

  3. Shock diamond - Wikipedia

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    Shock diamonds are the bright areas seen in the exhaust of this statically mounted Pratt & Whitney J58 engine on full afterburner.. Shock diamonds (also known as Mach diamonds or thrust diamonds, and less commonly Mach disks) are a formation of standing wave patterns that appear in the supersonic exhaust plume of an aerospace propulsion system, such as a supersonic jet engine, rocket, ramjet ...

  4. Operation Diamond Racket - Wikipedia

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    Operation Diamond Racket is a 1978 Indian Kannada-language action spy thriller film produced and directed by Dorai–Bhagavan. The film stars Rajkumar , alongside Padmapriya , Chandralekha, Vajramuni , Thoogudeepa Srinivas , Tiger Prabhakar and M. B. Shetty .

  5. Almaz - Wikipedia

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    'Diamond') program was a highly secret Soviet military space station program, begun in the early 1960s. Three crewed military reconnaissance stations were launched between 1973 and 1976: Salyut 2, Salyut 3 and Salyut 5. To cover the military nature of the program, the three launched Almaz stations were designated as civilian Salyut space ...

  6. Vapor cone - Wikipedia

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    A vapor cone (also known as a Mach diamond, [1] shock collar, or shock egg) is a visible cloud of condensed water that can sometimes form around an object moving at high speed through moist air, such as an aircraft flying at transonic speeds. When the localized air pressure around the object drops, so does the air temperature.

  7. Why sonic booms from the most powerful rocket ever ... - AOL

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    A SpaceX Super Heavy rocket booster as tall as a 20-story building reappeared in the skies over South Texas minutes after blastoff in October, blazing up its engines to slow its fall back toward ...

  8. Rocket engine nozzle - Wikipedia

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    A rocket engine nozzle is a propelling nozzle (usually of the de Laval type) ... Shock diamonds – the visible bands formed in the exhaust of rocket engines;

  9. After Soaring 361% in 2024, Is Rocket Lab Stock a Buy ... - AOL

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    In 2024, shares of Rocket Lab soared by 361% -- absolutely trouncing the returns demonstrated by the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite. Generally speaking, I tend to caution investors against following ...