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SOLID ROCKET MOTOR [1 record]

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Record 1 2002-12-10

English

Subject field(s)
  • Spacecraft
  • Launchers (Astronautics)
DEF

A propulsive device in which solid propellants are burnt to provide a reaction force to propel a vehicle.

OBS

"Rocket engine" is the term best reserved for rockets using liquid propellants, especially with pump feed and control system; "rocket motor" is preferred for all solid-propellant rockets, of any size, together with hybrids of modest complexity.

Key term(s)
  • solid propellant motor
  • solid propellant engine

French

Domaine(s)
  • Engins spatiaux
  • Lanceurs (Astronautique)
DEF

Propulseur fonctionnant au moyen d'une poudre propulsive. [Terminologie de la Commission française des techniques aérospatiales]

Spanish

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