mid-course correction
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A second mid-course correction, though possible, was never needed.
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Only then can a mid-course correction of trajectory put the spacecraft inside the selected area.
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Thus Jovian gravity could be used, in effect, to gain both thrust and a mid-course correction without the expenditure of fuel.
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Though Mariner 6 needed only one mid-course correction throughout its long journey, and Mariner 7 was almost on target, the flights were not completely trouble-free.
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After a successful mid-course correction of trajectory, Tass announced that the spacecraft Lunik V was expected to touch down on the lunar plain called the Sea of Clouds at 10:15 p.m.
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