Melanie
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Melanie is a given name for a female. It comes from Greek origin, meaning "dark-skinned". Incidentally, melanin is the pigment that gives humans dark skin.
There are some famous people named Melanie, such as:
- Melanie Brown, a Spice Girl
- Melanie Johnson, a British politician
- Melanie Safka, an American songwriter
Melanie is also the name of a French rocket. The Melanie has a vacuum thrust of 11.1 kB, a burn time of four seconds, a diametre of 22 centimetres and a length of 2.95 metres. The Melanie weighs 10 kilograms without fuel and 32 kilograms with fuel.
External link
- Melanie rocket engine (http://www.astronautix.com/engines/melanie.htm)