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SpaceX launched its first Starship test flight in April 2023, but the vehicle encountered issues only 24 miles above the Gulf of Mexico when leaking propellant caused a fire in the Super Heavy booster, according to a story in Florida Today.
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024
Such a maneuver will be necessary to give the massive vehicle enough propellant to make the journey out to the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Two months later, SpaceX used an unapproved rocket propellant facility as its fuel supplier at a launch at the Kennedy Space Center, the FAA alleged.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The powder, sodium nitrite, can be used as a food preservative — or as a rocket propellant — according to the National Library of Medicine.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
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Brandi D. Addison, Austin American-Statesman, 19 Nov. 2024
Such a maneuver will be necessary to give the massive vehicle enough propellant to make the journey out to the moon.
—Jackie Wattles, CNN, 13 Oct. 2024
Two months later, SpaceX used an unapproved rocket propellant facility as its fuel supplier at a launch at the Kennedy Space Center, the FAA alleged.
—Richard Nieva, Forbes, 1 Oct. 2024
The powder, sodium nitrite, can be used as a food preservative — or as a rocket propellant — according to the National Library of Medicine.
—Cara Lynn Shultz, Peoplemag, 23 Sep. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for propellant
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How to spot and avoid card skimmers The FBI warns that card skimmers can appear on fuel pumps, ATMs and other point-of-sale terminals like parking pay stations.Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 7 Jan. 2025
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This culture of authenticity fuels creativity and creates a contagious confidence that can drive collaborative success.Marissa Andrada, Rolling Stone, 7 Jan. 2025
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After two wet winters fueled the growth of grasses and brush — ideal kindling for fires — across SoCal mountains and hillsides, the last few months saw an abrupt shift to record-dry conditions.Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 14 Jan. 2025
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And so Lively’s allegations against Baldoni were never going to be seen as brave, but, rather, as the kindling for a culture war.Doreen St. Félix, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
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Although Trump remains an advocate of U.S. energy dominance and independence, Alamariu expects this stance will help oil stocks more than oil prices.Brian Evans, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2025
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He is praised for his energy and leadership savvy and coached San Francisco 49ers quarterback Brock Purdy for four years at Iowa State.Dan Wiederer, Chicago Tribune, 18 Jan. 2025
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The power of PileMate in Sag Harbor is prominent, especially in wintertime.Lauren Carpenter, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
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The Los Angeles Department of Water and Power that it may be forced to cut off power supply—with outages potentially lasting as long as 48 hours—in certain areas as a safety measure to prevent wildfires while the Red Flag Warning remained in effect.Antonio Pequeño IV, Forbes, 18 Jan. 2025
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“Propellant.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/propellant. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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