rocketry

[ rok-i-tree ]

noun

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

rocketry

/ ˈrɒkɪtrɪ /

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of rocketry¹

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

Example Sentences

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

Residents have fought SpaceX’s closure of public beaches, protested threats they believe the company’s rocketry poses to nearby wildlife preserves and argued that Starship’s potential to bring local economic benefits has been overblown.

From Scientific American

And he sent billions of dollars to support research and expand jobs at NASA’s civilian rocketry and spacecraft propulsion research center there.

From New York Times

Those who knew anything about rocketry said it was impossible.

From Washington Post