liquid propellant
Americannoun
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They use electric fields to charge particles in a liquid propellant and then eject those particles into space, creating thrust.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
The fuel in such missiles is already loaded inside, so they are more mobile than rockets using liquid propellant and are harder for outsiders to detect before launching.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 18, 2023
"This would obviate the need for in-field fuelling, which could increase the responsiveness of North Korean liquid propellant missiles," said Ankit Panda, a senior fellow at the U.S.-based Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.
From Reuters • Jan. 11, 2022
Importantly, North Korea has completed development work on its large liquid propellant engines for intercontinental-range ballistic missiles.
From BBC • Sep. 19, 2018
But Bailey says Accion's ion thrusters are the first to use a liquid propellant — a more-efficient design than a conventional thruster that requires no valves, pipes, pumps or separate ionization chamber.
From Nature • May 16, 2017
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