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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.
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Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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An instance of such a landing.
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Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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- A suicide burn is a more efficient method of landing than slowly decelerating over the length of a long descent, as a smaller proportion of the engine's thrust is spent fighting against gravity.
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A rocket firing during such a landing.
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Topics: aerospace, astronautics, business, engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
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From being an engine burn whose failure results in destruction, thus seemingly requiring "suicidal" confidence or courage to attempt.
