rocket motors
Spacecraft thrust generators
Rocket motors are engines that produce thrust by expelling hot gases, carrying both fuel and oxidizer so they can operate in the vacuum of space.
Unlike jet engines, they need no external air.
The term appears interchangeably with rocket engines, though motor sometimes implies solid-fuel designs while engine suggests liquid-fuel systems: The spacecraft's rocket motors fired for orbital insertion.
Forceful forward motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
- burn rateCapital expenditure velocity
ignition system · fuel efficiency · restartable · staging · delta-v · afterburner · gimbal · attitude control
Burnable material, not fluid
- liquid fuelFlowable combustion source
- oxidizerElectron-accepting reactant
- cryogenicsUltralow temperature science
- hybrid engineCombined combustion-electric propulsion system
kerosene · hydrazine · liquid oxygen · liquid hydrogen · nitrous oxide · turbopump · injector
Rotary propellant pressurizer
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
- reusabilityCapacity for repeated application
refurbishment · inspection · manufacturing · casting · machining · welding · quality control
Vehicle for outer space
- launch vehicleRocket carrying spacecraft upward
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- boosterSomething that increases strength
thrust
Forceful forward motion
- propulsionForce driving movement forward
- nozzleFlow-directing pipe fitting
- combustionExothermic reaction with oxygen
burn rate · ignition system · fuel efficiency · restartable · staging · delta-v · afterburner · gimbal · attitude control · vernier
solid fuel
Burnable material, not fluid
- liquid fuelFlowable combustion source
- oxidizerElectron-accepting reactant
- cryogenicsUltralow temperature science
hybrid engine · kerosene · hydrazine · liquid oxygen · liquid hydrogen · nitrous oxide · turbopump · injector
turbopump
Rotary propellant pressurizer
- qualificationRequired skill or condition
- certificationAttestation of qualification
- reliabilityConsistent, predictable performance
reusability · refurbishment · inspection · manufacturing · casting · machining · welding · quality control
spacecraft
Vehicle for outer space
- launch vehicleRocket carrying spacecraft upward
- missileSelf-guided airborne weapon
- satelliteOrbiting celestial body
- rocketrythrust, third stage, nozzle, launch, propellants
- Propellantspropellant, solid fuel, jet fuel, liquid oxygen, LOX
rocket motorsjet engines
Aircraft thrust generators
turbojets · turbofans · ramjets · piston engines · scramjets
rocket motorssails
Wind-catching boat fabric
oars · paddles · drifting · gravity feed · coasting
rocket, motor, rockets, rocketed, rocketing, rocketry, motors, motored, motoring