free-re|turn trajectory

free-re|turn trajectory
free-re|turn trajectory «FREE rih TURN»,
the trajectory of a spacecraft toward a lunar or planetary orbit which provides for an automatic return to earth if the spacecraft is unable to enter the proper orbit.

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