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=== Rocket engines === {{main|Gimbaled thrust}} In [[spacecraft propulsion]], [[rocket engine]]s are generally mounted on a pair of gimbals to allow a single engine to [[thrust vectoring|vector thrust]] about both the pitch and yaw axes; or sometimes just one axis is provided per engine. To control roll, twin engines with differential [[Roll, pitch, and yaw|pitch]] or [[Roll, pitch, and yaw|yaw]] control signals are used to provide torque about the vehicle's [[Roll, pitch, and yaw|roll]] axis.
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