- A
retrorocket (short for
retrograde rocket) is a
rocket engine providing thrust opposing the
motion of a vehicle,
thereby causing it to decelerate. They...
-
spacecraft was, essentially, a
Vostok spacecraft that had a
backup solid fuel
retrorocket added to the top of the
descent module. The
ejection seat was removed...
- the
objective of
achieving a soft
landing on the Moon; however, its
retrorocket firing occurred too late, and
suffered a hard
impact on the
lunar surface...
-
spacecraft was
basically a
Vostok spacecraft that had a backup, solid-fueled
retrorocket added to the top of the
descent module. As it was much heavier, the launch...
-
pushing them forward. Such
negative accelerations are
often achieved by
retrorocket burning in spacecraft. Both
acceleration and
deceleration are treated...
-
blunt heat
shield forward for
atmospheric re-entry. He also
tested the
retrorockets which would return later missions from orbit,
though the
capsule did...
- the missile's
retrorocket, the RD-854 engine,
causing the
warhead to take on a
ballistic path
towards its target. The warhead,
retrorocket, and guidance...
- Vostok's
retrorocket could fail and
leave the
cosmonaut stuck in orbit. It was too late in the spacecraft's
design phase to add a
backup retrorocket but it...
-
which hang
beneath the pallet. As soon as the rods
touch the
ground a
retrorocket fires,
slowing the BMD to a
descending speed between 6 m/s and 7 m/s...
- Soviet, U.S.,
Chinese and
Indian spacecraft have used
braking rockets (
retrorockets) to make soft
landings and
perform scientific operations on the lunar...
