Korolev cross
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See also: Korolev Cross
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Etymology[edit]
Korolev + cross. From being a procedure created by the chief designer, Sergei Korolev, which forms a cross-shaped cloud of rocket plumes.
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Korolev cross (plural Korolev crosses)
- 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.
- The cross of exhaust plumes formed by the strap-on separation procedure.
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