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

Without a doubt, Goddard was the father of 20th-century rocketry, but Charles Lindbergh was the midwife.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 31, 2026

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

From BBC • Aug. 8, 2025

On the one hand, their contributions to stunning wartime technological breakthroughs—radar, sonar, rocketry, and above all the atomic bomb—had transformed them into an intellectual clerisy, holding the keys to the nation’s future.

From Slate • Mar. 17, 2025

However, AP’s assessment is supported by a range of experts with specialties in open-source intelligence, geolocation and rocketry.

From Seattle Times • Oct. 20, 2023

A space center that housed mankind's most advanced knowledge of rocketry yet had still failed to execute today's launch.

From "The Martian" by Andy Weir