Blowoff
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Blowoff
The action of applying an explosive force and separating a package section
away from the remaining part of a rocket
vehicle or reentry
body, usually to retrieve an instrument or to obtain a record made during
early flight. See fallaway
section.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use