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The 38 pages that link to Rocket engine, each with the reason it gives.

• ThrustBroader topic: It produces thrust without relying on atmospheric air.

• TurbofanCompared with: Unlike a turbofan, it does not depend on atmospheric oxygen.

• Rocket propulsionNarrower topic: Rocket propulsion is the operating principle shared by these engines.

• Wernher von BraunNarrower topic: Engine design was central to the vehicles von Braun helped develop.

• V-2 rocketNarrower topic: The V-2 belongs to the broader class of vehicles propelled by rocket engines.

• Ballistic missileRelated: It supplies the thrust that accelerates the missile during powered ascent.

• Gravity assistCompared with: Unlike a rocket burn, an ideal gravity assist redirects velocity without consuming spacecraft propellant.

• Specific impulseNarrower topic: Its thrust and propellant consumption are the quantities summarized by specific impulse.

• AfterburnerCompared with: Unlike an afterburner, a rocket does not depend on oxygen remaining in the surrounding exhaust stream.

• Jet engineCompared with: Unlike an air-breathing jet, it can operate without atmospheric oxygen.

• TurbojetCompared with: Unlike a turbojet, it does not depend on atmospheric oxygen.

• Aircraft engineCompared with: Unlike air-breathing aircraft engines, rockets carry their oxidizer.

• Combustion chamberRelated: Its chamber confines high-pressure combustion before gases expand through a nozzle.

• Jet propulsionBroader topic: Unlike air-breathing jets, rockets carry the material they expel and work in vacuum.

• SpaceflightRelated: Rocket engines provide the thrust needed to launch vehicles and maneuver spacecraft.

• Spacecraft propulsionBroader topic: Chemical and electric rocket engines are the main ways spacecraft generate thrust independently of their surroundings.

• Surface-to-air missileRelated: Its thrust accelerates the missile toward an intercept.

• Launch vehicleRelated: Its thrust accelerates the vehicle against gravity and atmospheric drag.

• Mass flow rateRelated: Propellant mass flow rate and exhaust speed determine its thrust.

• R-7 SemyorkaNarrower topic: The engine family makes the vehicle’s propulsion design part of the broader rocket-engine story.

• PropellerCompared with: Unlike a propeller, it can generate thrust without drawing in surrounding air.

• RamjetCompared with: A ramjet takes oxygen from the atmosphere, whereas a rocket carries its oxidizer.

• RocketBroader topic: It is the component that converts propellant energy into an exhaust jet.

• Suborbital spaceflightRelated: Rocket thrust supplies the acceleration needed to climb above most of the atmosphere.

• Liquid oxygenRelated: Its combustion chamber mixes liquid oxygen with fuel to generate hot exhaust.

• Robert H. GoddardNarrower topic: Goddard’s experiments established practical principles for rocket propulsion.

• Rocket propellantRelated: It burns or otherwise processes propellant and accelerates the resulting exhaust.

• Rocket stagingNarrower topic: Each powered stage relies on an engine suited to its part of the ascent.

• Space explorationRelated: Rockets provide the thrust needed to escape Earth and maneuver in space.

• SpacecraftRelated: Rocket engines provide the thrust spacecraft need to launch, maneuver, and change orbit.

• Multistage rocketNarrower topic: Each propulsion stage depends on one or more engines to generate thrust.

• Rocket-propelled grenadeRelated: The projectile’s motor accelerates it after launch.

• Jack ParsonsNarrower topic: Parsons’s motor experiments belonged to the wider engineering field of rocket propulsion.

• Unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazineNarrower topic: UDMH releases chemical energy through combustion in rocket engines.

• Gas-turbine engineCompared with: It can operate beyond the atmosphere, while most gas turbines rely on inlet air for combustion.

• Graveyard orbitNarrower topic: A spacecraft uses its remaining propulsion to perform the end-of-life disposal maneuver.

• History of RocketsBroader topic: Its basic operating principle underlies every era of rocket technology.

• MissileRelated: Rocket engines propel many missiles without relying on atmospheric oxygen.