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Retrorocket

Rocket engine providing negative thrust used to slow the motion of an aerospace vehicle Descent of a Martian lander halted by retrorockets (computer-generated impression) Soyuz space capsule retro-rockets cushion the landing impact A retrorocket (short for retrograde rocket) is a rocket engine providing thrust opposing the motion of a vehicle, thereby causing it to decelerate.

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