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RUD has been a rocket engineering term for decades, same as e.g. lithobraking (slowing your spacecraft down by smashing it into the ground)
by marvin 10y ago
RUD has been a rocket engineering term for decades, same as e.g. lithobraking (slowing your spacecraft down by smashing it into the ground)
- the_duke 10y agoYou can always learn something new on HN. ^^ I only ever read in articles about SpaceX.
- alphaBetaGamma 10y agoI also like the concept of "engine-rich exhaust" (also known as "the engine is melting").