Rocketry Glossary

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Vectored Thrust

A condition in which a rocket motor's thrust is not parallel to the motor's axis. This is achieved by canting the motor's exhaust nozzle, and is often done to reduce the unsymmetrical thrust that results from outboard motors failing to ignite on clustered-motor rockets.


   

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