RETROROCKET

Retrorocket

A retrorocket is a rocket engine providing thrust opposing the motion of a vehicle, thereby causing it to decelerate. They have mostly been used in spacecraft, with more limited use in short-runway aircraft landing. New uses are emerging in the 2010s for retro-thrust rockets in reusable launch systems

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retrorocket

Noun

  1. A small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft designed to slow or reverse its motion.


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