Korolev Cross Definition
noun
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.
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The cross of exhaust plumes formed by the strap-on separation procedure.
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Origin of Korolev Cross
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Korolev + cross 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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