Published on: April 2, 2013. NASA X-43A uses a drop launch method: it is lifted into the air by a larger aircraft and then dropped. The initial energy for propulsion is provided by a booster rocket, which is discarded when the aircraft reaches its target altitude and speed. From that moment, the X-43A is powered by its own jet engine.
Wiktionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: ragtime(Noun) A musical form, predating jazz, characterized by a specific type of syncopation in which melodic accents occur between metrical beats. ragtime(Noun) A piece of music in this style.
Scott Joplin (c.1867-1917) is known as the King of Ragtime.. One of the earliest African-American composers to have his works published, Joplin brought a classical sensibility to ragtime, which had served as music for popular entertainment rather than as art music.Although he is best known for his piano rags, he also wrote several songs and the opera Treemonisha.ne of the earliest African-American composers to have his works published, Joplin brought a classical sensibility to ragtime, which had served as music for popular entertainment rather than as art music. Although he is best known for his piano rags, he also wrote several songs and the opera Treemonisha.