rocketry

American

[rok-i-tree] / ˈrɒk ɪ tri /

noun

the science of rocket design, development, and flight.

rocketry British

/ ˈrɒkɪtrɪ /

noun

the science and technology of the design, operation, maintenance, and launching of rockets

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Etymology

Origin of rocketry

First recorded in 1925–30; rocket ¹ + -ry

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rocketry

Being five by five External link can mean things are fine in rocketry.

From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026

Mr. Ariosto also conducts informative interviews with Yao Song, a Chinese space entrepreneur, and Xue Suijian, a former high-ranking space official in the Chinese government, that provide glimpses into the opaque world of Chinese rocketry.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 20, 2026

Schmidt earlier this year took a controlling interest in Relativity Space, a Long Beach startup founded in 2015 with the intent to bring 3-D manufacturing to rocketry.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2025

He did everything he could to advertise his love of rocketry.

From BBC ● Aug. 8, 2025

In the United States the great pioneer of rocketry was Robert Hutchings Goddard, who was born in Massachusetts in 1882—the same year my dad was bom.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins

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