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Suicide Burn

A term in aerodynamics or rocket science used to describe the maneuver of landing a rocket by coming to 0 velocity at the same time as landing, also known as a "Hoverslam".
Guy 1: Hey, did you see the falcon heavy booster landings?

Guy 2: Yeah, it was a perfectly in sync suicide burn.
by Dr. Boredom June 17, 2018
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