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| die Schubkammer, -n | thrust chamber |
| das Triebwerk, -e | engine (used more for ships and planes than for cars) |
| die Verkleidung | lining, paneling, casing [similar to “Gehäuse” in this sense, but with “Gehäuse” you think of “casing” in the sense of a container “housing” a device, whereas with “Verkleidung” you think of a liner or paneling around the device in order to conceal it from view]; also means “costume” specifically for costumes designed to make a person unrecognizable. |
| die Nutzlast | payload |
| die Stufe, -n | stage, step |
| die Steuerung | control system, steering mechanism |
| der Treibstoff | fuel |
| der Feststoffbooster, – | solid fuel booster |
| der Rückstoß | thrust (specifically based on the principle of action and reaction); recoil [in normal usage, you will usually only see this word as part of the expression “einen Rückstoß erleiden,” which means “to suffer a setback”] |
| derzeit | jetzt |
| entgegengesetzt | opposite (direction, opinion), opposing (interests, opinions) |
| aus•stoßen, stößt aus, stieß aus, hat ausgestossen |
to expel (a substance, or a person from a group) [not used for expulsion from school or from a country] |
| ab•trennen | to separate off |
| fördern | to mine, to pump [normally “pumpen”], to convey; also means “to promote” (e.g. a cause) |
| der Bestandteil, -e | component |
| allmählich | gradual |
| sich aus•dehnen | to expand |
| die Schallgeschwindigkeit | speed of sound |
| sich befinden | to be located |
| aufgrund + Genitive | because of |
| dienen als | to serve as |
| sich lohnen | to be worth it |
| die Belastung, -en | burden, load, strain |
| ebenfalls | auch |
| bekannt | well-known, known |
| jeweils | in each case |
| unter•bringen, brachte unter, hat untergebracht | to accommodate, to house |
| zusätzlich | additional |
| verglühen | to burn up (in the atmosphere; under normal circumstances, the term for “burning up” is verbrennen) |
| der Schutz | protection |
| entfernen | to remove |