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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From a tall steel tower Aerobee rockets scream into the sky, carrying instruments to explore the boundaries of space.
From Time Magazine Archive
According to Aviation Week, the Aerobee M solves the propulsion problem with five stages of solid-fuel rockets, starting with a cluster of four Aerojet Seniors, which were developed for the Navy's Polaris missile.
From Time Magazine Archive
From takeoff on through its 118-mile-high flight last October, the Aerobee rocket performed perfectly.
From Time Magazine Archive
To test their conclusions on the atmospheric scale, they loaded steel cylinders containing 20 Ibs. of nitric oxide into the Aerobee, which triggered Holloman's celestial show at the 60-mile level.
From Time Magazine Archive
Actually, we used a modified Aerobee, a rocket of proven dependability.
From The Scarlet Lake Mystery by Goodwin, Harold L. (Harold Leland)
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