| Dictionary, Encyclopedia and Thesaurus - The Free Dictionary 1,799,114,599 visitors served. |
|
Dictionary/ thesaurus | Medical dictionary | Legal dictionary | Financial dictionary | Acronyms | Idioms | Encyclopedia | Wikipedia encyclopedia | ? |
deorbit |
Also found in: Encyclopedia, Wikipedia | 0.02 sec. |
How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
|
| ? Mentioned in | ? References in periodicals archive | |
|---|---|---|
| After this deorbit burn, the shuttle flips upright and tilts nose-up 40 degrees; its belly bears the first encounter with the atmosphere (protective layer of gas surrounding Earth). Utilizing twelve ARC MONARC 22 hydrazine thrusters, the system is designed to safely deorbit the GLAST spacecraft at the end of its mission. Instead of the expected three-year project, Aerojet created the model for the deorbit propulsion stage on the X-38, in just over a year and a half. |
| Dictionary, Thesaurus, and Translations |
| Free Tools: |
For surfers:
Free toolbar & extensions |
Word of the Day |
Help
For webmasters: Free content | Linking | Lookup box | Double-click lookup | Partner with us |
|---|
-ôr
b
t)