TLI

{
  "id": "MLC-T-IND-006044",
  "term": "TLI",
  "field": "Industrial and trades",
  "definition": "An abbreviation for Trans-Lunar Injection, the propulsive maneuver that places a spacecraft on a trajectory to leave Earth's orbit and travel towards the Moon. This burn provides the necessary change in velocity to escape Earth's gravitational influence and intercept the Moon's orbital path. The Apollo missions performed TLI burns to reach the Moon.",
  "subject": "Aviation maintenance",
  "see_also": [
    "LTO"
  ],
  "translations": {
    "de": "TLI",
    "es": "TLI",
    "fr": "TLI"
  },
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/industrial/tli/"
}