How to Use hydrazine in a Sentence

hydrazine

noun
  • This led to a leak of hydrazine, which did not damage the test article.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 Aug. 2018
  • The long arc might have been caused by an explosion of hydrazine propellant.
    — Corey S Powell, Discover Magazine, 1 Dec. 2016
  • There's a buildup of propellant residue in the narrow lines that feed hydrazine fuel to the thrusters.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 23 Oct. 2023
  • The debris could very well contain traces of hydrazine or other nasty propellants best not touched.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 23 Mar. 2018
  • The use of hydrazine as a fuel for launch vehicles has been phased out for most of the world, Ars reports.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2020
  • The thrusters consume the nitrogen tetroxide and mix it with hydrazine fuel for combustion.
    — Stephen Clark, Ars Technica, 12 Aug. 2024
  • Russia's workhorse Proton rocket uses hydrazine for its first and second stages.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 8 Sep. 2020
  • The space junk may be contaminated with hydrazine, a toxic rocket fuel, experts have said.
    — Mike Wall, Scientific American, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Debris may contain a highly toxic and corrosive substance called hydrazine.
    — Omar Abdel-Baqui, Detroit Free Press, 29 Mar. 2018
  • The main engine on the Cygnus spacecraft burns a mixture of hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide propellants.
    — Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 Sep. 2025
  • Debris from the station could be hazardous, though, as the craft is carrying a highly toxic and corrosive substance called hydrazine.
    — Kale Williams, OregonLive.com, 28 Mar. 2018
  • If that happens, people are warned not to touch or breathe any vapors from debris that could be contaminated with highly toxic hydrazine fuel.
    — James Dean, USA TODAY, 31 Mar. 2018
  • Liquid hydrazine, a popular fuel for rockets of all varieties, can be quickly absorbed through the skin and acts as a neurotoxin.
    — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, 30 Aug. 2018
  • To maneuver to a destination after launch, spacecraft often use a liquid rocket fuel called hydrazine.
    — Shannon Stirone, Popular Mechanics, 11 July 2017
  • Ranger will carry 4,000 kg of hydrazine propellant on board to enable rapid maneuvering.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 7 May 2026
  • What's more, the rockets return to Earth with leftover toxic propellants—hydrazine and nitrogen tetroxide—that could be deadly to breathe or touch.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 5 Jan. 2024
  • Current spacecraft rely on chemical propellant, such as liquid hydrogen and hydrazine, to take off from the planet and then maneuver in space.
    — PCMAG, 24 Jan. 2023
  • Burning hydrazine doesn't produce a combustion reaction, and both of the exhaust products, nitrogen and hydrogen, are clear.
    — Jennifer Leman, Popular Mechanics, 22 Feb. 2021
  • Prior to launch, the telescope was fueled with 240 liters of hydrazine fuel and dinitrogen tetroxide oxidizer.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 14 Jan. 2022
  • This means that like the Kepler mission, Dawn has run out of hydrazine fuel, which the vehicle needs to orient itself and keep its antennas aligned with Earth.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2018
  • The fuel is marketed as greener, or less toxic, than the usual high-efficiency hydrazine that is perfect for making big maneuvers in space but is dangerous to handle.
    — Elizabeth Howell, Space.com, 9 June 2026
  • Yet the majority of China's launch fleet is powered by hydrazine fuel and nitrogen tetroxide oxidizer.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 11 Sep. 2020
  • Impulse Space has been testing space thrusters that provide a less toxic alternative to the hypergolic fuels such as hydrazine typically used by spacecraft.
    — Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 19 July 2022
  • To fuel the thrusters, liquid hydrazine is converted into gas and released in about 40 short puffs per day to keep Voyager 1 oriented correctly.
    — Ashley Strickland, CNN, 16 Sep. 2024
  • This new material could be an attractive option for satellite operators since hydrazine is particularly nasty stuff.
    — Loren Grush, The Verge, 21 June 2019
  • One of the more common combinations in the world of hypergolic propulsion, for instance, is mixing the fuel hydrazine with the oxidizer nitrogen tetroxide.
    — Michael Franco, New Atlas, 20 Dec. 2024
  • The APUs used toxic hydrazine to generate the hydraulic power needed to move the shuttle's elevons the muscle needed for braking and steering.
    — William Harwood, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2018
  • The fuel is a safer alternative to hydrazine, the fuel typically used on spacecraft that is toxic to humans and requires extensive safety precautions when handling it.
    — Chabeli Herrera, orlandosentinel.com, 24 June 2019
  • For his calculations, Stuhlinger assumed that the chemical ship’s rocket motors would burn nitric acid oxidizer and hydrazine fuel.
    — David S. F. Portree, WIRED, 9 Apr. 2012
  • With the depletion of its hydrazine fuel, the Dawn spacecraft would have entered several safe modes as the onboard computer attempted to identify and rectify the issue.
    — Alison Klesman, Discover Magazine, 2 Nov. 2018

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