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FUSEE GIGOGNE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2020-10-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Spacecraft
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- multi-stage rocket
1, record 1, English, multi%2Dstage%20rocket
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- multi-staged rocket 2, record 1, English, multi%2Dstaged%20rocket
correct
- multi-step rocket 3, record 1, English, multi%2Dstep%20rocket
correct
- step rocket 4, record 1, English, step%20rocket
correct
- staged rocket 2, record 1, English, staged%20rocket
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A launch vehicle that uses two or more rocket stages, each of which contains its own engines and propellant. 5, record 1, English, - multi%2Dstage%20rocket
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Even if [the company] could get the technology working, so the X-33 was fully reusable, its ability to carry a payload would have been dramatically lower than a traditional multi-staged rocket. 2, record 1, English, - multi%2Dstage%20rocket
Record 1, Key term(s)
- multistage rocket
- multistaged rocket
- multistep rocket
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Engins spatiaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- fusée à étages multiples
1, record 1, French, fus%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9tages%20multiples
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- fusée à étages 2, record 1, French, fus%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9tages
correct, feminine noun
- fusée gigogne 2, record 1, French, fus%C3%A9e%20gigogne
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
L'effet Oberth est aussi à la base du comportement des fusées à étages multiples, dont le dernier étage peut produire bien davantage d'énergie cinétique que la somme de l'énergie potentielle chimique des propergols qu'elle emporte. 3, record 1, French, - fus%C3%A9e%20%C3%A0%20%C3%A9tages%20multiples
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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