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Rockets are the only vehicles powerful enough to carry people and equipment into space. Since 1957, rockets have lifted hundreds of artificial satellites into orbit around Earth. These satellites take pictures of Earth's weather, gather information for scientific study, and transmit communications around the world. Rockets ... carry scientific instruments far into space to explore and study other planets. Since 1961, rockets have launched spacecraft carrying astronauts and cosmonauts into orbit around Earth. In 1969, rockets carried astronauts to the first landing on the moon.
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The Rockets are set to compete with their other Western Conference rivals, the Dallas Mavericks and San Antonio Spurs. Tickets to these games will be among the most difficult to secure, as Mavs and Spurs fans will try to crowd the arena. Don't let this happen. Get tickets to the Rockets games at the Toyota Center and make sure the Rockets have home court advantage.
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Rockets as a group have the highest thrust-to-weight ratio of any type of engine; and this helps vehicles achieve high mass ratios, which improves the performance of flights. The higher this ratio, the less engine mass is needed to be carried and permits the carrying of even more propellant, this enormously improves performance.
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Rockets used by the military vary in size from small rockets used on the battlefield to giant guided missiles that can fly across oceans. The bazooka is a small rocket launcher carried by soldiers for use against armored vehicles. A person using a bazooka has as much striking power as a small tank. Armies use larger rockets to fire explosives far behind enemy lines and to shoot down enemy aircraft. Fighter airplanes carry rocket-powered guided missiles to attack other planes and ground targets. Navy ships use guided missiles to attack other ships, land targets, and planes.
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The Rockets have won 19 straight. The Celtics have won 50 games for the first time since Larry Bird's final season. LeBron was unhappy after notching his seventh triple-double this season! And Greeny is upset the Heat are shutting down Dwyane Wade.
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Rockets continued to be used with success in battles all over the European continent. However, in a war with Prussia, the Austrian rocket brigades met their match against newly designed artillery pieces. Breech-loading cannon with rifled barrels and exploding warheads were far more effective weapons of war than the best rockets. Once again, rockets were relegated to peacetime uses.
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