hypergolic

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For shuttle, Gary was the senior Propulsion Officer, responsible for the hypergolic rockets that controlled the orbit and attitude of the shuttle.

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  1. adjective Of or relating to a rocket propellant consisting of fuel and an oxidizer that ignite spontaneously on contact.
  2. adjective Using such a fuel.

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  • That allows the hypergolic second stage engine to ignite and push the vehicle into a preliminary orbit 100 nautical miles high. —  Spaceflight Now
  • Storable hypergolic propellants were loaded into the Delta 2 rocket's second stage today in preparation for Friday's launch to dispatch the Kepler planet-finder into space. —  Spaceflight Now
  • Fueling of the Delta's second stage with storable hypergolic propellants will occur on Tuesday, as well as the mission dress rehearsal to practice running through the launch day timeline. —  Spaceflight Now
  • For shuttle, Gary was the senior Propulsion Officer, responsible for the hypergolic rockets that controlled the orbit and attitude of the shuttle. —  SpaceRef Top Stories
  • While NASA envisages cryogenic propellants for Orion, Astrium's proposals include using storable hypergolic fuels and oxidisers for LSS refuelling of CSTS. —  HEADLINES
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  1. From German Hypergol, a hypergolic fluid propellant : from hyper-, extreme (from Greek huper-; see hyper-) + Greek ergon, work; see erg.
 

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