5 example sentences using retrorocket.
Retrorocket used in a sentence
Retrorocket in a sentence as a noun
It looks like it's a comet with a tail... or is that a retrorocket?
Doesn't count if it's a retrorocket helping slow down some capsule that also has a parachute.
The near-instant deceleration would feel rougly the same, regardless of whether it was caused by retrorocket or earth, wouldn't it?
Interestingly enough, they are fixing the problem with an add-on retrorocket/parachute combo instead of fixing the built-in brakes.
But the Spirit and Opportunity EDL also involved retrorockets in addition to a heatshield, a drogue chute, a parachute and the airbags - it's just that the retrorocket part didn't have to be as precise as with Curiosity.
Retrorocket definitions
noun
a small rocket engine on a larger rocket or spacecraft that is fired to slow or alter its course