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38 relations: Agena target vehicle, Aluminium, Atlas-Agena, Bell Aircraft, Cavitation, Combustion chamber, Convair B-58 Hustler, Dinitrogen tetroxide, Gas-generator cycle, Gemini 11, Gimbaled thrust, Hydrogen fluoride, Hypergolic propellant, JP-4, Liquid-propellant rocket, Molybdenum, Monomethylhydrazine, Niobium, Project Gemini, Radiative cooling, Red fuming nitric acid, Regenerative cooling (rocket), RM-81 Agena, Rocket engine, Rocket engine nozzle, Silicone oil, Space Shuttle, Specific impulse, Thor-Agena, Thorad-Agena, Thrust vectoring, Titan (rocket family), Titanium, Turbopump, United States, United States Air Force, Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine, Venturi effect.
Agena target vehicle
The Agena Target Vehicle (ATV), also known as Gemini-Agena Target Vehicle (GATV) was an unmanned spacecraft used by NASA during its Gemini program to develop and practice orbital space rendezvous and docking techniques, and to perform large orbital changes, in preparation for the Apollo program lunar missions.
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Aluminium
Aluminium or aluminum is a chemical element with symbol Al and atomic number 13.
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Atlas-Agena
The Atlas-Agena was an American expendable launch system derived from the SM-65 Atlas missile.
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Bell Aircraft
The Bell Aircraft Corporation was an aircraft manufacturer of the United States, a builder of several types of fighter aircraft for World War II but most famous for the Bell X-1, the first supersonic aircraft, and for the development and production of many important civilian and military helicopters.
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Cavitation
Cavitation is the formation of vapour cavities in a liquid, small liquid-free zones ("bubbles" or "voids"), that are the consequence of forces acting upon the liquid.
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Combustion chamber
A combustion chamber is that part of an internal combustion engine (ICE) in which the fuel/air mix is burned.
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Convair B-58 Hustler
The Convair B-58 Hustler was the first operational jet bomber capable of Mach 2 flight.
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Dinitrogen tetroxide
Dinitrogen tetroxide, commonly referred to as nitrogen tetroxide, is the chemical compound N2O4.
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Gas-generator cycle
The gas-generator cycle is a power cycle of a bipropellant rocket engine.
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Gemini 11
Gemini 11 (officially Gemini XI) With Gemini IV, NASA changed to Roman numerals for Gemini mission designations.
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Gimbaled thrust
Gimbaled thrust is the system of thrust vectoring used in most rockets, including the Space Shuttle, the Saturn V lunar rockets, and the Falcon 9.
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Hydrogen fluoride
Hydrogen fluoride is a chemical compound with the chemical formula.
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Hypergolic propellant
A hypergolic propellant combination used in a rocket engine is one whose components spontaneously ignite when they come into contact with each other.
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JP-4
JP-4, or JP4 (for "Jet Propellant") was a jet fuel, specified in 1951 by the U.S. government (MIL-DTL-5624).
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Liquid-propellant rocket
A liquid-propellant rocket or liquid rocket is a rocket engine that uses liquid propellants.
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Molybdenum
Molybdenum is a chemical element with symbol Mo and atomic number 42.
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Monomethylhydrazine
Monomethylhydrazine (MMH) is a volatile hydrazine chemical with the chemical formula CH3(NH)NH2.
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Niobium
Niobium, formerly known as columbium, is a chemical element with symbol Nb (formerly Cb) and atomic number 41.
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Project Gemini
Project Gemini was NASA's second human spaceflight program.
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Radiative cooling
Radiative cooling is the process by which a body loses heat by thermal radiation.
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Red fuming nitric acid
Red fuming nitric acid (RFNA) is a storable oxidizer used as a rocket propellant.
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Regenerative cooling (rocket)
Regenerative cooling, in the context of rocket engine design, is a configuration in which some or all of the propellant is passed through tubes, channels, or in a jacket around the combustion chamber or nozzle to cool the engine.
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RM-81 Agena
The RM-81 Agena was an American rocket upper stage and satellite bus which was developed by Lockheed initially for the canceled WS-117L reconnaissance satellite program.
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Rocket engine
A rocket engine uses stored rocket propellant mass for forming its high-speed propulsive jet.
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Rocket engine nozzle
A rocket engine nozzle is a propelling nozzle (usually of the de Laval type) used in a rocket engine to expand and accelerate the combustion gases produced by burning propellants so that the exhaust gases exit the nozzle at hypersonic velocities.
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Silicone oil
A silicone oil is any liquid polymerized siloxane with organic side chains.
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Space Shuttle
The Space Shuttle was a partially reusable low Earth orbital spacecraft system operated by the U.S. National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), as part of the Space Shuttle program.
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Specific impulse
Specific impulse (usually abbreviated Isp) is a measure of how effectively a rocket uses propellant or jet engine uses fuel.
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Thor-Agena
Thor-Agena was a series of orbital launch vehicles.
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Thorad-Agena
The Thorad-Agena was an American expendable launch system, derived from the Thor and Delta rockets.
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Thrust vectoring
Thrust vectoring, also thrust vector control or TVC, is the ability of an aircraft, rocket, or other vehicle to manipulate the direction of the thrust from its engine(s) or motor(s) in order to control the attitude or angular velocity of the vehicle.
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Titan (rocket family)
Titan is a family of United States expendable rockets used between 1959 and 2005.
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Titanium
Titanium is a chemical element with symbol Ti and atomic number 22.
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Turbopump
A turbopump is a propellant pump with two main components: a rotodynamic pump and a driving gas turbine, usually both mounted on the same shaft, or sometimes geared together.
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United States
The United States of America (USA), commonly known as the United States (U.S.) or America, is a federal republic composed of 50 states, a federal district, five major self-governing territories, and various possessions.
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United States Air Force
The United States Air Force (USAF) is the aerial and space warfare service branch of the United States Armed Forces.
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Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine
Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine (UDMH; 1,1-dimethylhydrazine) is a chemical compound with the formula H2NN(CH3)2.
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Venturi effect
The Venturi effect is the reduction in fluid pressure that results when a fluid flows through a constricted section (or choke) of a pipe.
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References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/XLR81
