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• Rocket (disambiguation) — Rocket refers to a vehicle, missile, or aircraft that creates thrust by expelling burned fuel as exhaust at a high rate.It can also refer to a rocket engine.Rocket may also refer to:;In media: *Rocket (comics), a DC Comics character * The Rocket… …   Wikipedia

• Rocket Riders — is a non profit citizens advocacy group dedicated to public transit issues in the Greater Toronto Area.In 2002, they successfully lobbied to have the Commission reinstate the 501 Queen proof of payment system.The group is often quoted or… …   Wikipedia

• rocket and missile system — ▪ weapons system Introduction       any of a variety of weapons systems that deliver explosive warheads to their targets by means of rocket propulsion.       Rocket is a general term used broadly to describe a variety of jet propelled missiles… …   Universalium

• Rocket sled — A rocket sled is a test platform that slides along a set of rails, propelled by rockets. They were used extensively by the United States early in the Cold War to accelerate equipment considered too experimental (hazardous) for testing directly in …   Wikipedia

• Rocket — This article is about vehicles powered by rocket engines. For other uses, see Rocket (disambiguation). A Soyuz U, at Baikonur Site 1/5 A rocket is a missile, spacecraft, aircraft or other vehicle which obtains thrust from a rocket engi …   Wikipedia

• rocket sled — noun : a rocket propelled sled on a rail * * * a sled propelled along a long track by rocket engines, for testing the effects of high rates of acceleration and deceleration. [1950 55] * * * rocket sled, a sled with a rocket engine that operates… …   Useful english dictionary

• Rail transport — Railroad and Railway both redirect here. For other uses, see Railroad (disambiguation). Rail transport is the conveyance of passengers and goods by means of wheeled vehicles specially designed to run along railways or railroads. Rail transport is …   Wikipedia

• rocket sled — noun Date: 1954 a rocket propelled vehicle that runs usually on a single rail and that is used especially in aeronautical experimentation …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• JATO Rocket Car — The famous account of the JATO Rocket Car was one of the original Darwin Awards winners: a man who supposedly met his death in a spectacular manner after mounting a rocket engine on a common automobile. It was originally circulated as a forwarded …   Wikipedia

• Non-rocket spacelaunch — Non rocket space launch (NRS) is a launch into space where some or all needed speed and altitude is provided by non rocket means, rather than simply using conventional chemical rockets from the ground. A number of alternatives to rockets have… …   Wikipedia

• High-speed rail — is a type of passenger rail transport that operates significantly faster than the normal speed of rail traffic. Specific definitions include 200 km/h (124 mph) and faster depending on whether the track is upgraded or new by the European Union,… …   Wikipedia