Ballistic Body
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Ballistic Body
A body free to move, behave, and be modified in appearance, contour, or
texture by ambient conditions, substances, or forces, as by the pressure of
gases in a gun, by rifling in a barrel, by gravity, by temperature, or by air
particles.
A rocket with a self-contained propulsion unit is not considered a
ballistic body during the period of its guidance or propulsion.
References
This article is based on NASA's Dictionary of Technical Terms for Aerospace Use
