(Encyclopedia) rocket, in botany, popular name for several plants of the family Cruciferae (or Brassicaceae; mustard family). The dame's, or damask, violet, damewort, or sweet rocket is Hesperis…
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Relative positions of the components of the Saturn V rocket, the U.S. space vehicle used in the moon missions
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For over half a century, rockets have carried humans and machines beyond Earth’s atmosphere, driving exploration, science, and innovation. The power of a rocket is usually measured by its thrust, the…
Maurice (Rocket) RichardAge: 78 explosive right-winger who won eight Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens and was nothing short of a national hero in his native Canada; blazing speed…
(Encyclopedia) Goddard, Robert Hutchings, 1882–1945, American physicist and rocket expert, b. Worcester, Mass., grad. Worcester Polytechnic Institute (B.S., 1908), Ph.D. Clark Univ., 1911. From 1914…
(1808.) So called from Sir William Congreve, eldest son of Lieut.-Colonel Sir William Congreve (1772-1828). Source: Dictionary of Phrase and Fable, E. Cobham Brewer,…
(Encyclopedia) Oberth, Hermann Julius, 1894–1989, Austro-German astronautical pioneer, b. Hermannstadt, Austria-Hungary (now Sibiu, Romania). Beginning his studies in astronautics before World War I…
Can Water Make a Bottle Rocket Fly Higher?Intermediate-Level Science ProjectsPhysical ScienceCan Water Make a Bottle Rocket Fly Higher?Downhill Discoveries We think of rockets as being fairly…
(Encyclopedia) bazooka, in warfare, portable, lightweight metal tube from which rockets are launched, usually operated by two men. It is used by infantry as an antitank weapon and also for attacking…
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