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  • 101Submarine — For other uses, see Submarine (disambiguation). A Japan Maritime Self Defense Force Oyashio class submarine in 2006 A submarine is a watercraft capable of independent operation below the surface of the water. It differs from a submersible, which… …

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  • 102Nitrous oxide fuel blend — propellants are a class of liquid rocket propellants. The fuel and oxidizer are blended and stored, and are sometimes referred to as mixed monopropellants . Upon use, the propellant is heated or passed over a catalyst bed and the Nitrous oxide… …

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  • 103Magnetic sail — A magnetic sail or magsail is a proposed method of spacecraft propulsion which would use a static magnetic field to deflect charged particles radiated by the Sun as a plasma wind, and thus impart momentum to accelerate the spacecraft.[1][2] A… …

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  • 104Robert W. Bussard — (August 11 1928 ndash; October 6 2007) was an American physicist who worked primarily in nuclear fusion energy research. He was the recipient of the Schreiber Spence Achievement Award for STAIF 2004. [ [http://www.unm.edu/… …

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  • 105Convair B-36 — B 36 redirects here. For other meanings, see B36 (disambiguation). B 36 Peacemaker The B 36D used both piston and jet engines …

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  • 106Explorers on the Moon — (On a marché sur la Lune) Cover of the English edition Publisher Casterman Date 1954 …

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  • 107Gas core reactor rocket — Gas core reactor rockets are a conceptual type of rocket that is propelled by the exhausted coolant of a gaseous fission reactor. The nuclear fission reactor core may be either a gas or plasma. They may be capable of creating specific impulses of …

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  • 108Timeline of Russian inventions and technology records — The Hall of Space Technology in the Tsiolkovsky State Museum of the History of Cosmonautics, Kaluga, Russia. The exhibition includes the models and replicas of the following Russian inventions: the first satellite, Sputnik 1 (a ball under the… …

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  • 109Orion (Constellation program) — For deep space spacecraft based on the Orion design, see Multi Purpose Crew Vehicle. For initial design of the Orion Crew Exploration Vehicle, see Crew Exploration Vehicle. For the nuclear powered spacecraft designed in the 1950s, see Project… …

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  • 110Monopropellant rocket — A monopropellant rocket (or monoprop rocket ) is a rocket that uses a single chemical as its propellant. Contents 1 Chemical reaction monopropellant rockets 2 Solar thermal monopropellant thrusters 3 See also …

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