noun
- devices that use atmospheric drag to slow down spacecraft or aircraft
Usage: aerospace
verb
- slows down a spacecraft or aircraft using atmospheric drag
Usage: aerospace
Examples
- The Mars probe deployed its aerobrakes to reduce speed before landing.
- Engineers designed special aerobrakes for the spacecraft’s atmospheric entry.
- The shuttle aerobrakes during its descent through the atmosphere.
- Mission control confirmed that the satellite successfully aerobrakes in the upper atmosphere.
- Advanced aerobrakes help reduce fuel consumption during orbital maneuvers.
- The spacecraft aerobrakes by using its heat shield as a drag surface.