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The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
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jet-propelled adj. moved by jet propulsion.
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Interview: Randi Wessen discusses the tradition of Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees using peanuts as good luck charms
Transcript from: NPR All Things Considered; 7/1/2004; ; 700+ words
; ...Wessen discusses the tradition of Jet Propulsion Laboratory employees using peanuts...the control room at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory was a nail-biting...navigator program engineer at the Jet Propulsion Lab in Pasadena, California...
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The new jet set. (Power).(water jet propulsion boating; includes manufacturers listing)(Brief Article)(Directory)
Magazine article from: Motorboating; 6/1/2002; ; 700+ words
; Water-jet propulsion has been gaining...s Picnic Boat. Jets are part of the propulsion package on dive...powered boats. Jet drives have been...there are more jet-drive power options...ever before. Water jets pull water from...advantages over propeller propulsion. They have ...
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Launches into Cool Planet for Energy Efficiency Mission.
PR Newswire; 5/20/2008; 657 words
; ...May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a leading research...kind in the utility sector. Jet Propulsion Laboratory is achieving complex...said Matthew Berbee, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Facilities Engineer...
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Jet Propulsion Lab Chooses Cable Master From Veramark.
Business Wire; 11/13/2000; 700+ words
; ...the award of a contract from the Jet Propulsion Laboratory of Pasadena, California...Institute of Technology, the Jet Propulsion Laboratory is the lead US center...fiber optic networks on the Jet Propulsion Lab's 177 acre headquarters...
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Launches into Cool Planet for Energy Efficiency Mission
Newspaper article from: U.S. Newswire; 5/20/2008; 598 words
; ...May 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory, a leading research...kind in the utility sector. Jet Propulsion Laboratory is achieving complex...said Matthew Berbee, Jet Propulsion Laboratory Facilities Engineer...
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The basics of jet propulsion. (marine jet propulsion)
Magazine article from: Trailer Boats; 9/1/1994; ; 700+ words
; Jets are becoming more popular...and trailering. WHAT IS A JET? Functionally, it's just...physical laws. Consider brick propulsion. You're standing in a boat...The average V-8-powered jet can produce around 1000 pounds...rocket system; i.e., the propulsion "fluid" is carried with you...
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory Celebrates Life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.
News Wire article from: AScribe Science News Service; 1/16/2004; 406 words
; Byline: Jet Propulsion Laboratory PASADENA, Calif., Jan. 16 (AScribe Newswire) -- The Jet Propulsion Laboratory today released the following advisory. WHAT: NASA's Jet Propulsion Laboratory will honor the life and...
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JET PROPULSION SPECIALISTS KEEP F-16S FLYING
Transcript from: Regulatory Intelligence Data; 5/24/1999; ; 314 words
; ...Staff Sgt. Gena Harris, both jet propulsion specialists assigned to the 31st...Staff Sgt. Gena Harris, a jet propulsion specialist assigned to the 31st...Staff Sgt. Gena Harris, both jet propulsion specialists assigned to the 31st...
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EMCOR Group, Inc. Awarded Contract from NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory for Facility Operations and Maintenance Support.
Business Wire; 7/22/2008; 700+ words
; ...maintenance support at the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California...three years and permits the Jet Propulsion Laboratory to extend the contract...wide range of services at the Jet Propulsion Laboratory, including maintenance...
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Jet Propulsion latest surprise for Hurtak.
Newspaper article from: South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Fort Lauderdale, FL); 4/29/2007; 700+ words
; ...and he's done it again with Jet Propulsion. The 4-year-old gelding...another length behind in third. Jet Propulsion, a Florida-bred son of Double...000 Needles last September, Jet Propulsion, coming into the Miami Mile off...
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jet propulsion
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
jet propulsion propulsion of a body by a force developed in reaction to the ejection of a high-speed jet of gas. Jet Propulsion Engines The four basic parts of a jet engine are the compressor...
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Jet Propulsion Laboratory
Book article from: A Dictionary of Astronomy
Jet Propulsion Laboratory ( JPL ) A NASA establishment in Pasadena, California, founded in 1944 for missile development but which became part...
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Ion Propulsion
Book article from: Space Sciences
...volume 1). Jeff Foust Internet Resources "Frequently Asked Questions about Ion Propulsion." NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory. . "Ion Propulsion: Over 50 Years in the Making." NASA Marshall Space Flight Center. . "How Does Solar...
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rocket propulsion
Book article from: The Oxford Essential Dictionary of the U.S. Military
...the hot gases expended through a nozzle, are carried as part of the rocket engine. Rocket propulsion differs from jet propulsion in that jet propulsion utilizes atmospheric air as an oxidizer, whereas rocket propulsion utilizes nitric acid or...
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jet engine
Book article from: World Encyclopedia
jet engine Form of gas turbine engine...reaction to the rapid discharge of a jet of gas in the opposite direction. In a jet engine, fuel burns in oxygen from...remaining energy in the gas provides jet propulsion. The turbofan engine incorporates...
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