Definitions from Wiktionary (suicide burn)

▸ noun:  (astronautics) A method of soft-landing a rocket with a well-timed, high-thrust engine burn starting at the last possible second, such that it reaches a vertical speed of zero at precisely or almost precisely at the exact moment that it touches the landing pad and the engine shuts down.
▸ noun:  (astronautics) An instance of such a landing.
▸ noun:  (astronautics) A rocket firing during such a landing.


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