What is "coxswains"

Usage examples of "coxswains".

On board, the coxswains checked their systems to assure the ramps were raised and secured and their craft were sound and ready for launch.

When coxswains, human controllers, and comps were all satisfied with communications, the controllers cleared the first Essay for launch.

When all eight Essays were orbiting and the coxswains and their comps were satisfied with their systems and with vehicle performance, the control tower cleared them to head for orbit.

The Essays' computers reported when they were ready, the coxswains double-checked the computers and verified.

When the wings finally bit into the thickening air hard enough for controlled flight, the coxswains turned off the breaking rockets, fired up the jets, and maneuvered the craft into a velocity-eating spiral that slowed both their descent and forward motion.

At one thousand meters altitude, the coxswains pulled out of the spiral and popped drogue chutes.

The redundancy of voice and computer reporting was to protect against failure of the sensor system and to provide assurance that not only were the troops properly secured for launch, but the vehicle commanders and coxswains were alert and aware of their individual situations.

That gave the coxswains the space they needed to rein in the reentry vehicles without risking collision.

When the wings finally bit into the thickening air hard enough for controlled flight, the coxswains turned off the braking rockets, fired up the atmosphere jets, and maneuvered the craft back into formation and into a velocity-eating spiral that slowed their descent as well as the shuttles’ forward speed.

At one thousand meters altitude the coxswains pulled out of the spiral and popped drogue chutes.

On command from the chief petty officer commanding the formation, the coxswains opened their aft hatches and lowered ramps, and the Dragons drove out to splash onto the surface of the water.

When the wings finally bit into the thickening air hard enough for controlled flight, the coxswains turned off the braking rockets, fired up the atmosphere jets, and maneuvered the craft back into formation and into a velocity-eating spiral that slowed their descent as well as the shuttles' forward speed.

The coxswains used the crafts' vernier jets to maneuver to a safe distance from the station and pointed their noses at a slight tangent to the planet below.

That gave the coxswains the space to bring their reentry vehicles under control without risking collision.

When the wings finally bit into the thickening air hard enough for controlled flight, the coxswains turned off the breaking rockets, fired up the atmosphere jets, and maneuvered the craft back toward each other and into a velocity-eating spiral that slowed their descent as well as the shuttles' forward speed.