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Phobos mission rocket releases spent propellant stage

auteur: Walter B. Myers/Novapix

référence: e-exm01-00024

Image Size 300 DPI: 50 * 38 cm

Once the Phobos mission rocket acquires enough velocity to place it into a Mars-intercepting orbit it releases the empty propellant stage. This reduces the amount of mass that must be braked seven months down the line in order to enter a stable Mars orbit.

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2011 - EARTH - EARTH FROM SPACE - ILLUSTRATION - LAUNCHER - MANNED SPACEFLIGHT - PHOBOS - PLANET - POSTER - ROCKET - SCIENCE FICTION - SPACE - SPACESHIP -