Korolev cross

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Korolev cross

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Etymology

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From Korolev +‎ cross. From being a procedure created by the chief designer, Sergei Korolev, which forms a cross-shaped cloud of rocket plumes.

Noun

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Korolev cross (plural Korolev crosses)

  1. A strap-on booster rocket separation maneuver, where four strap-on boosters are ejected at the same time in four directions 90-degrees/diametrically opposed to each other, forming a cross of exhaust plumes.
  2. The cross of exhaust plumes formed by the strap-on separation procedure.

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