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- Dictionaryrocket/ˈrɒkɪt/
noun
- 1. a cylindrical projectile that can be propelled to a great height or distance by the combustion of its contents, used typically as a firework or signal. Similar
- 2. a severe reprimand: informal British "he got a rocket from the Director" Similar Opposite
verb
- 1. (of an amount, price, etc.) increase very rapidly and suddenly: "sales of milk in supermarkets are rocketing" Similar Opposite
- 2. attack with rocket-propelled missiles: "the city was rocketed and bombed from the air"
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1 day ago · Spaceflight portal. v. t. e. Space exploration is the use of astronomy and space technology to explore outer space. [1] While the exploration of space is currently carried out mainly by astronomers with telescopes, its physical exploration is conducted both by uncrewed robotic space probes and human spaceflight.
2 days ago · SpaceX’s first rocket was the Falcon 1, a two-stage liquid-fueled craft designed to send small satellites into Earth orbit. The Falcon 1 was significantly less expensive to build and operate than its competitors partly because of the SpaceX-developed Merlin engine.
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2 days ago · Space debris, artificial material that is orbiting Earth but is no longer functional. Much of the debris is in low Earth orbit, within 2,000 km (1,200 miles) of Earth’s surface. It is estimated that there are about 200,000 pieces between 1 and 10 cm (0.4 and 4 inches) across.
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3 days ago · Description. The Sputnik 1 spacecraft was the first artificial satellite successfully placed in orbit around the Earth and was launched from Baikonur Cosmodrome at Tyuratam (370 km southwest of the small town of Baikonur) in Kazakhstan, then part of the former Soviet Union.
