rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion. Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… … Universalium
Boosted Arcas — is the designation of an American sounding rocket. The Boosted Arcas consists of a starting stage of the type ARC booster or of the type MARC 42A1. The maximum height of the Boosted Arcas amounts to 50 km, the takeoff thrust 1,00 kN, the diameter … Wikipedia
Boosted Dart — ist die Bezeichnung einer einstufigen US amerikanischen Höhenforschungsrakete, die auf der Loki Dart basiert. Die Boosted Dart hatte eine Länge von 3,30 m, einen Durchmesser von 10 cm und konnte Höhen von ca. 70 km erreichen. Der… … Deutsch Wikipedia
Boosted Dart — is a United States single stage sounding rocket of the Loki family. Between 1966 and 1968, 39 of these rockets were launched by NASA. The Boosted Dart has a length of 3.30 metres, a diameter of 0.1 metres and a maximum flight altitude of 75… … Wikipedia
Loki (rocket) — It was so successful in this role that several advanced versions were developed on the basic Loki layout, including the final Super Loki.DevelopmentTaifun was powered by a hypergolic mixture pressure fed into the combustion chamber. The pressure… … Wikipedia
Sounding rocket — A sounding rocket, sometimes called a research rocket, is an instrument carrying rocket designed to take measurements and perform scientific experiments during its sub orbital flight. The origin of the term comes from nautical vocabulary, it… … Wikipedia
Pegasus rocket — Pegasus rockets are the winged space booster vehicles used in an expendable launch system developed by Orbital Sciences Corporation (Orbital). Three main stages burning solid propellant provide most thrust. The rocket is carried aloft below… … Wikipedia
Merlin (rocket engine) — Merlin 1C SpaceX Merlin 1A (shown) Country of origin United States Manufacturer SpaceX Liq … Wikipedia
JATO Rocket Car — The famous account of the JATO Rocket Car was one of the original Darwin Awards winners: a man who supposedly met his death in a spectacular manner after mounting a rocket engine on a common automobile. It was originally circulated as a forwarded … Wikipedia
Arcas (rocket) — Arcas was the designation of an American sounding rocket, which was launched between July 31, 1959 and August 9, 1991 at least 421 times. The Arcas has a maximum flight altitude of 52 kilometers, a takeoff thrust of 1.5 kN, a takeoff weight of 34 … Wikipedia
Ariane (rocket) — Ariane is a series of a European civilian expendable launch vehicles for space launch use. The name comes from the French spelling of the mythological character Ariadne; the word is also used in French to describe some types of hummingbird.France … Wikipedia