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Sunday, October 10, 2010

Rocket Science Vocabulary - the As

Aerodynamic heating - the rise in the skin temperature of a vehicle due to the friction of the air at high speed.

Aft-firing thrusters - Thrusters that are directed out the large end of the space craft. Their effect on the orbital path depends on the orientation of the spacecraft when they are fired.

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