Orbital Maneuvering System
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Orbital Maneuvering System
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The Orbital Maneuvering System (OMS) is a system of hypergolic liquid-propellant rocket engines used on the Space Shuttle and the Orion MPCV. Designed and manufactured in the United States by Aerojet, the system allowed the orbiter to perform various orbital maneuvers according to requirements of each mission profile: orbital injection after main engine cutoff, orbital corrections during flight, and the final deorbit burn for reentry. From STS-90 onwards the OMS were typically ignited part-way i
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Hypergolic orbital maneuvering engines used on NASA's Space Shuttle
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orbital_Maneuvering_System
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2024-01-23T18:19:17Z
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