单词 | reaction propulsion |
释义 | > as lemmasreaction propulsion reaction propulsion n. [compare French propulsion par réaction (1932)] Astronautics a form of propulsion which utilizes the reaction exerted by escaping fluid as the source of motive power; spec. jet or rocket propulsion. ΘΚΠ the world > movement > impelling or driving > [noun] > propulsion > rocket or jet propulsion jet propulsion1855 ion propulsion1921 reaction propulsion1935 ion drive1947 1935 C. G. Philp Stratosphere & Rocket Flight ii. 5 Reaction propulsion may be said to date from 1919, in which year Professor Goddard..announced to the world the results of his researches made with rockets. 2003 Adv. in Space Res. 31 1971 Solar sails can expand the envelope of possible missions, enabling new high-energy mission concepts that are essentially impossible for conventional reaction propulsion. < as lemmas |
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