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retrorocket::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | rocket, rocket engine |
Examples of retrorocket
retrorocket
The best guess at J.P.L. is that the retrorocket exploded, blasting the craft to bits.
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Not seen are the main retrorocket and radar unit, which are jettisoned before landing.
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Because of weight constraints, there was no backup retrorocket engine.
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Then, while the retrorocket was firing, all contact was lost with the ill-fated lunar voyager.
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Finally, a burst from the ship's retrorocket provided additional crucial braking for the landing.
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The little spacecraft will have its own retrorocket to start its slanting down toward the atmosphere.
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Another blast of its retrorocket will then place it in an orbit that will come within 28 miles of the moon.
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In a last effort, they fired the spacecraft's big retrorocket while it was still 70,000 miles from the moon.
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They overruled Kraft, telling him to instruct Glenn to leave the capsule's retrorocket package on during re-entry.
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- A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course
- A retrorocket (short for retrograde rocket) is a rocket engine providing thrust opposing the motion of a spacecraft, thereby causing it to decelerate.
- A rocket fired to reduce the speed of a spacecraft.
