rocketry

American  

[rok-i-tree] / ˈrɒk ɪ tri /

noun

1. the science of rocket design, development, and flight.

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rocketry British  

/ ˈrɒkɪtrɪ /

noun

1. 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

Example Sentences

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

After World War II, JPL was largely sidelined from the military’s rocketry endeavors, as the U.S. instead focused on a secret mission to bring Nazi scientists into the country to advance rocket development.

From Los Angeles Times

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

From BBC

The launch was the rocketry equivalent of hiring a city bus to take two people to the movies.

From Seattle Times

“It’s pulling together all these amazing ideas about the origins of rocketry in L.A., Octavia Butler’s idea of climate refugees and leaving the planet for the stars, and contemporary issues,” said Weinstein.

From Los Angeles Times