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soft landing [′sȯft ′land·iŋ] (aerospace engineering) The act of landing on the surface of a planet or moon without damage to any portion of the vehicle or payload, except possibly the landing gear. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Nearly every catastrophic injury over the last 20 years could have been avoided by (1) using common-sense where circumstances dictate, (2) strict compliance to the rules on hazard-free soft-landing zones around the landing mat, (3) proper use and maintenance of legal-sized landing mats and vaulting poles, and (4) seeing that the participants (athlete and coach) acquire an accredited pole-vault event education. The EDA's funding will be extremely helpful in accomplishing our international goals and our soft-landing strategy," said Science Center president and chief executive officer Pradip Banerjee. The Science Center launched its soft-landing strategy in March when it welcomed Aqumen Biopharmaceuticals into the United States. |
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