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- adjective fueled by a liquid fuel
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Examples
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The federal money is targeted to speed development of a liquid-fueled engine, heat shields and a crew-escape system.
Amazon Chief's Spaceship Misfires Andy Pasztor 2011
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The Obama administration and NASA chief Charles Bolden continue to push for development of in-orbit fuel depots and new liquid-fueled rocket engines.
One Last Spin Around the Planet Arian Campo-Flores 2011
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At the same time, experts in both cases are advocating new liquid-fueled rocket engines as less costly and easier to operate.
Europe Ends Independent Pursuit of Manned Space Travel Andy Pasztor 2011
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SpaceX has demonstrated their Merlin engines have the highest efficiency of any liquid-fueled rocket motors.
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It is the world's largest manufacturer of liquid-fueled rocket propulsion systems.
United Technologies Studies Sale of Rocket Assets Andy Pasztor 2011
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Through the 1970s, 50 B-53 bombs and 54 Titan liquid-fueled ICBMs, with identical nine-megaton warheads, had the high-priority responsibility to destroy the Soviet underground bunkers.
Story of B-53 'bunker buster' is a lesson in managing nuclear weapons Walter Pincus 2010
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Perhaps I am confused, but will someone please explain to me (if I am wrong) or Jay Barbree (if I am not) how the solid-fuel first stage of Ares I is MORE like a Saturn V, Saturn I-B than the primarily liquid-fueled Atlas 5 or Delta 4?
A Confused Story and Things That Never Happened - NASA Watch 2009
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They have made history by becoming the first commercial spaceflight company to place a commercial payload into orbit using their own liquid-fueled design.
Another Launch Success for SpaceX and Falcon 1 (video) - NASA Watch 2009
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The idea involved a cargo module, a wingless, crewless version of the shuttle, powered by the shuttle's liquid-fueled engines and clamped to the giant fuel tank and solid rocket boosters used by the shuttle.
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SpaceX has demonstrated their Merlin engines have the highest efficiency of any liquid-fueled rocket motors.
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