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Examples of retrofire
retrofire
The sun-seeking attitude control system is used to orient Vostok 1 for retrofire.
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The two halves of the craft were supposed to separate ten seconds after retrofire.
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A large object was jettisoned when the craft was preparing for retrofire.
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But they did not separate until 10 minutes after retrofire, when the wire bundle finally burned through.
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Vostok 1 is 15 minutes from retrofire.
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By 935 seconds after the retrofire, the cabin pressure was zero, and remained there until the capsule hit the Earth's atmosphere.
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In the simulation and training building, an astronaut can climb inside a spacecraft and practice all the functions of a mission, from launch to retrofire.
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- A retrorocket (short for retrograde rocket) is a rocket engine providing thrust opposing the motion of a spacecraft, thereby causing it to decelerate.
- Describing rockets that are directed opposite to the direction of motion and used to slow down
