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Voskhod (spacecraft) (1,216 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

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

Korabl-Sputnik 3 (1,102 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Voyager program (Mars) (502 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

probes modified with the use of aeroshells and a combination parachute/retrorocket landing systems. Funding for the program, like that of the entire AAP

Voskhod programme (682 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Discoverer 18 (983 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

film packs, nuclear track plates, and biological specimens. A Thiokol retrorocket was mounted at the end of the afterbody to decelerate the capsule out

Ranger 3 (1,790 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

635 mm in diameter (25 inches), a mono-propellant mid-course motor, a retrorocket with a thrust of 5080 pounds force (22.6 kN), and a gold- and chrome-plated

List of artificial objects in heliocentric orbit (882 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

(1965) Venera 2 – Venus (1966) Mars 4 – Intended to orbit Mars, but retrorocket failed, mission partial success (1974) Mars 6 coast stage – Mars (1974)

Ranger 5 (1,666 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

impact-limiter, 65 cm in diameter, a mono-propellant mid-course motor, a retrorocket with a thrust of 5,080 lbf (22.6 kN), and a gold and chrome plated hexagonal

Ranger 4 (1,335 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

diameter, a mono-propellant mid-course motor, a 22.6 kN (5,080 lbf) thrust retrorocket, and a gold- and chrome-plated hexagonal base 1.5 m (4 ft 11 in) in diameter

Mars 7 (485 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

However, it was eventually released to begin its descent. Due to a retrorocket failure, the probe missed the atmosphere of Mars, and, instead of landing

Kosmos 1686 (419 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

spacecraft's VA capsule was greatly modified to carry instruments – the retrorocket and parachute packages were replaced by scientific equipment, including

Voskhod 1 (1,693 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

spacecraft were basically Vostok spacecraft with a backup solid-fuel retrorocket added onto the top of the descent module. The ejection seat was removed

BMD-2 (1,751 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

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

Discoverer 13 (1,037 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

new spin engine, utilizing cold gas, spun the SRV for stability. Its retrorocket fired, reducing the capsule's velocity by 400 metres (1,300 ft) per second

Discoverer 5 (811 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

the SRV separated from its satellite bus for recovery. The capsule's retrorocket propelled the SRV up to a higher orbit with an apogee of 1,703 kilometres

Orbit Attitude and Maneuvering System (488 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

of the translational control engines were mounted on the side of the Retrorocket Module, near the spacecraft's center of mass. Four of these were rated

Missile Defense Alarm System (2,904 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

to attain orbit. Investigation into the two failures found that the retrorocket package heat shields on both Atlas had broken off during launch, exposing

Surveyor 5 (1,255 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

resulted in failure. An improvised landing sequence which started the retrorocket just 42 km above the Moon (about half the usual height) allowed the vernier

Mariner 6 and 7 (2,033 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

108-degree azimuth. The Centaur stage on both flights was set up to perform a retrorocket maneuver after capsule separation. This served two purposes, firstly

Rocket City Space Pioneers (1,208 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

including the RCSP lander. The lander/rover will have its own small retrorocket, and, after being jettisoned from the tug, was projected to conduct a

Mercury-Redstone 4 (4,622 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

saw what appeared to be two of the spent retrorockets pass across the periscope view after the retrorocket package had been jettisoned. Pitching the

Ham (chimpanzee) (2,350 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

p. 138. "Chop Chop Chang Commemorative Patch (HAM the Astrochimp)". Retrorocket Emblems. Archived from the original on May 20, 2018. Retrieved May 20

Discoverer 2 (1,335 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

separated into two sections, one consisting of the protection equipment, retrorocket and main structure and the other the reentry capsule. It was planned

OMOTENASHI (1,023 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

planned to last 15–20 seconds, OMOTENASHI's lander would have ejected the retrorocket, experiencing a free-fall of about 100 m. Just before impact, the lander

Space capsule (4,268 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

breathing gasses, batteries, fuel, attitude control thrusters, and the retrorocket. It could support flights as long as ten days. Six Vostok launches were

John Glenn (16,518 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

deal with this problem, ground controllers decided that leaving the retrorocket pack in place might help keep the loose heat shield in place. They relayed

Zhurong (rover) (4,865 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

the Utopia Planitia, using a combination of aeroshell, parachute, and retrorocket. With the landing, China became the second country to operate a fully

Aeroshell (2,324 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

orientation of the back shell while it is swaying underneath the parachute. Retrorockets, if equipped, can assist in the terminal descent and landing of the spacecraft

Christopher C. Kraft Jr. (7,120 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

overruled Kraft, telling him to instruct Glenn to leave the capsule's retrorocket package on during re-entry. The reasoning was that the package, which

Sergei Korolev (9,441 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

possibility of a natural decay of the orbit and reentry in case of primary retrorocket failure. After one uncrewed test flight, this spacecraft carried a crew

Human spaceflight programs (8,781 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

spacecraft was basically a Vostok spacecraft that had a backup, solid fuel retrorocket added to the top of the descent module. The heavier weight of the craft

Commercial Crew Program (14,732 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article find links to article

eventually be capable of touchdowns on terra firma, using parachutes and retrorocket firings [...] But that option is apparently no longer in the works."

List of accidents and incidents involving military aircraft (1960–1969) (38,834 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

security system. In the midst of their checkout of the IZ system, one retrorocket in the spacer below the Reentry Vehicle (RV) fires, causing the RV to

1959 in spaceflight (July-December) (403 words) [view diff] exact match in snippet view article

20 October Spacecraft failure SRV 105 CIA DST Low Earth Technology Retrorocket malfunctioned. 12 September 06:39:42 Luna (8K72) I1-7B Baikonur Site