Aerobee
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of Aerobee
Aero ( jet Engineering Corporation ) developer of the rocket + (Bumble)bee cover name for the Navy project to produce such rockets
Example Sentences
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During the shower, the Air Force will launch an Aerobee rocket equipped with a "Venus Flytrap" nose cone.
From Time Magazine Archive
Commander Lee Lewis during an Aerobee firing off the coast of Peru.
From Time Magazine Archive
But the monkeys were shot up to 190,080 ft. in an Aerobee rocket showed no signs of neurosis.
From Time Magazine Archive
So, said Dr. Van Allen, the U.S. has developed a smaller, simpler and cheaper missile, the Aerobee, which is good enough for carrying instruments above the atmosphere.
From Time Magazine Archive
Actually, we used a modified Aerobee, a rocket of proven dependability.
From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Harold L. (Harold Leland) Goodwin
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