Propellant
noun
A substance that is used to make something, such as a rocket, move forward.
The rocket uses liquid oxygen as a propellant.
Often appears as...
- rocket propellant
- propellant gases
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Causing something to move forward or to happen.
Her propellant ambition drives her to work hard.
Often appears as...
- propellant force
- propellant factor
noun
A substance that is used to make something, such as a rocket, move forward.
The rocket uses liquid oxygen as a propellant.
Often appears as...
- rocket propellant
- propellant gases
Usage tips
Technical
adjective
Causing something to move forward or to happen.
Her propellant ambition drives her to work hard.
Often appears as...
- propellant force
- propellant factor
Definition 1 of 2
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Context
Used mostly in scientific or industrial contexts, like aerospace, automotive industries.
The new engine design requires a more efficient propellant.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Action
Refers to a chemical or material that causes a physical push or thrust.
The aerosol can stopped working because it ran out of propellant.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Humans
Though used for movement, it's not for human or animal nutrition unlike 'fuel' sometimes.
The spacecraft's propellant is strictly for propulsion, not like food fuels humans.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Context
Used mostly in scientific or industrial contexts, like aerospace, automotive industries.
The new engine design requires a more efficient propellant.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Action
Refers to a chemical or material that causes a physical push or thrust.
The aerosol can stopped working because it ran out of propellant.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Humans
Though used for movement, it's not for human or animal nutrition unlike 'fuel' sometimes.
The spacecraft's propellant is strictly for propulsion, not like food fuels humans.
Pro Tip 1/3Technical Context
Used mostly in scientific or industrial contexts, like aerospace, automotive industries.
The new engine design requires a more efficient propellant.
Pro Tip 2/3Physical Action
Refers to a chemical or material that causes a physical push or thrust.
The aerosol can stopped working because it ran out of propellant.
Pro Tip 3/3Not for Humans
Though used for movement, it's not for human or animal nutrition unlike 'fuel' sometimes.
The spacecraft's propellant is strictly for propulsion, not like food fuels humans.
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Video examples
Steve Jurvetson: The joy...
The boys and the rockets get bigger. They use motors used on cruise-missile boosters. They rumble the belly and leave even photographers in awe, watching the spectacle. These rockets use experimental motors like nitrous oxide. They use solid propellant most frequently. It's a strange kind of love. RocketMavericks.com with my photos, if you want to learn about this,
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SpaceX's plan to fly you...
It's an integrated launch escape system. It's basically a pusher, so the propellant system and the thrusters are integrated into the capsule, and so if it detects a rocket problem, it pushes the capsule away. Capsule safety systems in the past have been like tractor pullers, and the reason we didn't want to do that
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The mind behind Tesla,...
It's much like on a jet. So the cost of the propellant is about .3 percent of the cost of the rocket. So it's possible to achieve, let's say, roughly 100-fold improvement in the cost of spaceflight if you can effectively reuse the rocket. That's why it's so important. Every mode of transport that we use,
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Shaving Foam PIPE...
atmospheric pressure which ends up liquefying some of the propellant meaning it actually dissolves in the soapy mixture below when you press this button the propellant gas at the top expands pushing the liquid down which in turn pushes it up through the straw out the nozzle and into the world now here
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Elon Musk: A future...
So it's a lot of stationary battery packs. And then you need electric transport. So electric cars, electric planes, boats. And then ultimately, it’s not really possible to make electric rockets, but you can make the propellant used in rockets
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Eric Hinterman: How...
MOXIE is helpful for two One is, you got to breathe. But there’s actually a second reason that requires way more oxygen than breathing. And that's rocket propellant. Rockets burn a lot of propellant, so we have to make a lot of oxygen.
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Let's clean up the space...
Satellites even play a role in the operation of our financial and energy markets. But these satellites that we rely on day in and day out have a finite life. They might run out of propellant, they could malfunction,
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Can we solve global...
first of all -- hoo -- hairstyles. Second of all, objectively terrible quantities of hairspray, and third, CFCs, chlorofluorocarbons, man-made chemicals that were used as propellant in aerosol spray cans.
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Coming of Age in the...
People used them to propel great fluffy mounds of shaving cream. And to protect your hair from wind and rain. It was also the propellant that made fire extinguishers and spray paint cans so much fun.
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SpaceX's Supersized...
Well, Starship will conveniently refill its propellant tanks in space with methane and oxygen. So the way that this works is you launch your first Starship, right?
Video examples
Steve Jurvetson: The joy...
The boys and the rockets get bigger. They use motors used on cruise-missile boosters. They rumble the belly and leave even photographers in awe, watching the spectacle. These rockets use experimental motors like nitrous oxide. They use solid propellant most frequently. It's a strange kind of love. RocketMavericks.com with my photos, if you want to learn about this,
Video examples
SpaceX's plan to fly you...
It's an integrated launch escape system. It's basically a pusher, so the propellant system and the thrusters are integrated into the capsule, and so if it detects a rocket problem, it pushes the capsule away. Capsule safety systems in the past have been like tractor pullers, and the reason we didn't want to do that
Video examples
The mind behind Tesla,...
It's much like on a jet. So the cost of the propellant is about .3 percent of the cost of the rocket. So it's possible to achieve, let's say, roughly 100-fold improvement in the cost of spaceflight if you can effectively reuse the rocket. That's why it's so important. Every mode of transport that we use,
Video examples
Shaving Foam PIPE...
atmospheric pressure which ends up liquefying some of the propellant meaning it actually dissolves in the soapy mixture below when you press this button the propellant gas at the top expands pushing the liquid down which in turn pushes it up through the straw out the nozzle and into the world now here
Video examples
Elon Musk: A future...
So it's a lot of stationary battery packs. And then you need electric transport. So electric cars, electric planes, boats. And then ultimately, it’s not really possible to make electric rockets, but you can make the propellant used in rockets
Video examples
Eric Hinterman: How...
MOXIE is helpful for two One is, you got to breathe. But there’s actually a second reason that requires way more oxygen than breathing. And that's rocket propellant. Rockets burn a lot of propellant, so we have to make a lot of oxygen.
Video examples
Let's clean up the space...
Satellites even play a role in the operation of our financial and energy markets. But these satellites that we rely on day in and day out have a finite life. They might run out of propellant, they could malfunction,
Video examples
Can we solve global...
first of all -- hoo -- hairstyles. Second of all, objectively terrible quantities of hairspray, and third, CFCs, chlorofluorocarbons, man-made chemicals that were used as propellant in aerosol spray cans.
Video examples
Coming of Age in the...
People used them to propel great fluffy mounds of shaving cream. And to protect your hair from wind and rain. It was also the propellant that made fire extinguishers and spray paint cans so much fun.
Video examples
SpaceX's Supersized...
Well, Starship will conveniently refill its propellant tanks in space with methane and oxygen. So the way that this works is you launch your first Starship, right?
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Buzz Aldrin
American Astronaut
As we reflect back upon the tragic loss of Challenger and her brave crew of heroes who were aboard that fateful day, I am reminded that they truly represented the best of us, as they climbed aloft on a plume of propellant gasses, reaching for the stars, to inspire us who were Earthbound.
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Wilson Greatbatch
Inventor
Rocket scientists agree that we have about reached the limit of our ability to travel in space using chemical rockets. To achieve anything near the speed of light we will need a new energy source and a new propellant. Nuclear fission is not an option.
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Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
Science and technology are a propellant for building a thriving country, and the happiness of the people and the future of the country hinge on their development.
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Steve Jurvetson
American Businessman
Rockets often spiral out of control if you put too much propellant in them.
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Buzz Aldrin
American Astronaut
As we reflect back upon the tragic loss of Challenger and her brave crew of heroes who were aboard that fateful day, I am reminded that they truly represented the best of us, as they climbed aloft on a plume of propellant gasses, reaching for the stars, to inspire us who were Earthbound.
Quote examples
Wilson Greatbatch
Inventor
Rocket scientists agree that we have about reached the limit of our ability to travel in space using chemical rockets. To achieve anything near the speed of light we will need a new energy source and a new propellant. Nuclear fission is not an option.
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Kim Jong-un
North Korean Leader
Science and technology are a propellant for building a thriving country, and the happiness of the people and the future of the country hinge on their development.
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Steve Jurvetson
American Businessman
Rockets often spiral out of control if you put too much propellant in them.
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