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booster rocket::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | booster, booster unit, takeoff booster, takeoff rocket |
| Type of | rocket, rocket engine |
Examples of booster rocket
booster rocket
The ship blasted off last Wednesday atop a Soyuz-U booster rocket from Kazakhstan.
From the chron.com
A separate booster rocket will be necessary to break the craft out of Earth orbit.
From the economist.com
That would be expected from a shiny booster rocket, but not from a rocky asteroid.
From the newscientist.com
However, a plane offers several advantages over a throw-away booster rocket.
From the economist.com
Its booster rocket went haywire and its controllers blew the whole thing up.
From the economist.com
The spacecraft entered orbit and the booster-rocket separated as scheduled.
From the independent.co.uk
The system is designed to pack more firepower into a single booster rocket.
From the washingtonpost.com
The first had to be destroyed in June 2001 when its booster rocket veered off course.
From the newscientist.com
The Stennis Space Center in Mississippi is testing a new booster rocket.
From the cnn.com
