Brennschluss (a

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''Brennschluss'') is either the cessation of fuel burning in a rocket or the time that the burning ceases: the cessation may result from the consumption of the

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, from deliberate shutoff, or from some other cause. After Brennschluss, the rocket is subject only to external forces, notably that due to

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. According to

Walter Dornberger Major-General Dr. Walter Robert Dornberger (6 September 1895 – 26 June 1980) was a German Army artillery officer whose career spanned World War I and World War II. He was a leader of Nazi Germany's V-2 rocket programme and other projects a ...

, Brennschluss literally meant "end of burning," He goes on to state, "the German word is preferred to the form 'all-burnt,' which is used in England, because at Brennschluss considerable quantities of fuel may still be left in the tanks."

Cultural references

The term ''Brennschluss'' is used in various English literary works, including: * The

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'' (1950) by

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* The science fiction short story
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'' (1973) by

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'' (1952) written by

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'' (1956) by Robert A. Heinlein * The science fiction short story ‘’Delivery Guaranteed’’ by

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References

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