Phrases with «reentry vehicle»

A "reentry vehicle" refers to a spacecraft or a warhead that comes back into the Earth's atmosphere after being launched into space. It is designed to survive the intense heat and pressure during reentry and return safely to the ground. Full definition

Sentences with «reentry vehicle»

  • Developed $ 25M roadmap for technology investment to support nuclear reentry vehicle enterprise. (jobhero.com)
  • When a ballistic missile's reentry vehicle gets about 30 kilometers from earth, contact with air causes heat and friction that makes the incoming warhead glow. (businessinsider.com)
  • The North Korean reentry vehicle, however, became «very dim,» according to Elleman, indicating that it went to pieces before impact. (businessinsider.com)
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