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booster rocket

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Noun1.booster rocketbooster rocket - the first stage of a multistage rocket
multistage rocket, step rocket - a rocket having two or more rocket engines (each with its own fuel) that are fired in succession and jettisoned when the fuel is exhausted
rocket engine, rocket - a jet engine containing its own propellant and driven by reaction propulsion


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The company is looking at using a C-17 transport to carry aloft a space booster rocket, which would be rolled out the plane's back end during launches.
This first test was the successful drop of an inert version of a QuickReach Booster rocket filled with water to increase its weight to 50,000 pounds--about two-thirds the weight of an actual booster.
displayed for the first time the domed first section of a prototype booster rocket case for the European Ariane rocket program.
 
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