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ret|ro|rock|et
ret|ro|rock|et «REHT roh ROK iht», noun.
a small rocket at the front of a rocket or other spacecraft. It produces thrust opposite to the motion of the spacecraft in order to reduce speed for landing for reentry. »

The way to bring a satellite, manned or unmanned, down to the atmosphere is to fire a forward-pointing retrorocket to reduce its speed (Time).


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