suicide burns

A form of suicide burn — A method of soft-landing a rocket with a well-timed, high-thrust engine burn starting at the last possible second, such that it reaches a vertical speed of zero at precisely or almost precisely at the exact moment that it touches the landing pad and the engine shuts down.

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Meanings

noun
  1. pluralplural of suicide burn
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