Definition of Research rocket

1. Noun. A rocket fired for test purposes.

Exact synonyms: Test Instrument Vehicle, Test Rocket
Generic synonyms: Projectile, Rocket
Specialized synonyms: Sounding Rocket

Lexicographical Neighbors of Research Rocket

reseals
research
research center
research colloquium
research design
research director
research effort
research facility
research lab
research laboratory
research octane number
research paper
research papers
research personnel
research project
research rocket (current term)
research staff
research support
research worker
researchable
researched
researcher
researchers
researches
researchful
researching
researchist
researchists
researchy
reseason

Literary usage of Research rocket

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Aerospace Plane Technology: Research and Development in Japan and Australia (1994)
"A high-altitude sounding system consisting of a small solid-propellant research rocket carried aloft and launched by a large balloon. ..."

2. Space Handbook: A War Fighter's Guide to Space by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"... for launch related to IGY) reviewed Project Vanguard, a Naval Research Laboratory (NRL) proposal based on the Viking upper atmospheric research rocket. ..."

3. Maintaining Outer Space for Peaceful Uses: Proceedings of a Symposium Held by Nandasiri Jasentuliyana, United Nations University, International Institute of Space Law (1984)
"... be fitted to a Short-Range Attack Missile (SRAM) acting as the first stage, and a Thiokol Altair research rocket as the second stage. ..."

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