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Apparatus and method for separating two parts of a body in flight, one of which has controllable fins, for example a finned booster and payload section, in which various commands are generated in the forward booster region and stored in the aft booster region, the commands determining a sequence of

Apparatus and method for separating two parts of a body in flight, one of which has controllable fins, for example a finned booster and payload section, in which various commands are generated in the forward booster region and stored in the aft booster region, the commands determining a sequence of positions for the booster fins to assume after separation, thus imparting a spinning, tumbling motion to the booster and increasing drag thereon.

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An apparatus for separating a first segment and a finned second segment of an object in flight comprising: means for generating yaw maneuver command signals effective for controlling the position of the fins to guide said second segment away from said first segment upon separation thereof; means for

An apparatus for separating a first segment and a finned second segment of an object in flight comprising: means for generating yaw maneuver command signals effective for controlling the position of the fins to guide said second segment away from said first segment upon separation thereof; means for generating a time delay signal; means for generating a separation signal immediately prior to separation of said first and second segments; means connected to the yaw maneuver command signal generating means for storing the yaw maneuver command signals and producing a stored signal; means for controlling the positions of the fins in response to said stored yaw maneuver command signals; and time delay means connected to the time delay signal generating means and the separation signal generating means and responsive to the time delay signal and the separation signal for connecting the storing means to the controlling means after a time delay corresponding to the time delay signal, the delay commencing upon receipt of the separation signal by said time delay means.