Retrorocket

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Revision as of 22:16, 19 June 2008 by imported>Howard C. Berkowitz (New page: {{subpages}} A '''retrorocket''' is a rocket engine that is fired to slow the vehicle on which it is mounted. Applications include causing an orbital or suborbital vehicle to reenter the a...)
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A retrorocket is a rocket engine that is fired to slow the vehicle on which it is mounted. Applications include causing an orbital or suborbital vehicle to reenter the atmosphere, or, especially in the absence of atmosphere, braking a space vehicle to a "soft" landing.

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