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

I could walk down the hall and find an expert in guidance, an expert in communications theory, an expert in rocketry.

From MIT Technology Review

One of the fathers of rocketry, Konstantin Tsiolkovsky, said, “Earth is the cradle of humanity, but one cannot remain in the cradle forever.”

From Nautilus

The problem for Hamas is that its digital campaign is as ineffective as its rocketry.

From The Daily Beast

This is the 45th anniversary of the Apollo moon landings, a feat of rocketry that the Russians have never matched.

From The Daily Beast

After school, she heads to an enrichment program: architecture on Mondays, rocketry on Tuesdays, and sculpture on Wednesdays.

From The Daily Beast

Grant's thought was that she felt she had to dramatize understanding something about Air Force rocketry.

From Project Gutenberg

Our latest satellite illustrates our steady advance in rocketry and foreshadows new developments in world-wide communications.

From Project Gutenberg