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Rocketry Glossary

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Ballistic Trajectory

The path a rocket takes when descending without benefit of parachute. Normally, unless acted upon by wind a rocket's ballistic trajectory continues to describe a parabolic arc, bringing it to earth nose-first in a relatively predictable location.


   

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