File:X-38 with DPS.jpg

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English: Conceptual depiction of the the deorbital propulsion system (DPS) attached to the rear of a crew rescue vehicle. The DPS would fire its eight thrusters to slow the spacecraft to below orbital velocity in order to re-enter Earth's atmosphere.
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