Korolev cross

Korolev Cross English thumb|Korolev cross Alternative forms en Korolev Cross Etymology From en Korolev cross. From the cross shape formed by the 4 boosters of the R-7_(rocket_family) R-7 en/Soyuz_(rocket_family) Soyuz en family of rockets as they separate from the core, and the name of the rocket's chief designer, en Sergei Korolev. Noun A rocket booster separation maneuver, especially that of the Soyuz rocket family, where four side boosters are ejected at the same time in four directions 90° offset from each other, forming a cross shape. Translations Bulgarian: bg Chinese: Mandarin: cmn 科羅廖夫十字 Kēluóliàofū shízì French: fr croix de Korolev f Japanese: ja コロリョフの十字架 Kororyofu no jūjika Korean: ko 코롤료프-의 십자가 Russian: ru Крест Королёва en eponyms en Four Rocketry Russian space program