Solid-propellant rocket
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solid-propellant-rocket-172-13921483
title:
Solid-propellant rocket
text:
A solid-propellant rocket or solid rocket is a rocket with a rocket engine that uses solid propellants (fuel/oxidizer). The earliest rockets were solid-fuel rockets powered by gunpowder; The inception of gunpowder rockets in warfare can be credited to the ancient Chinese, and in the 13th century, the Mongols played a pivotal role in facilitating their westward adoption. All rockets used some form of solid or powdered propellant until the 20th century, when liquid-propellant rockets offered more
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Rocket with a motor that uses solid propellants
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solid-propellant_rocket
date created:
2002-02-05T12:07:12Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T00:21:15Z
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