noun
- a technique used by spacecraft to reduce speed by passing through a planet’s atmosphere
Usage: aerospace
Examples
- The Mars probe used aerobraking to slow down and enter orbit.
- Aerobraking allows spacecraft to save fuel during orbital insertion.
- NASA successfully demonstrated aerobraking with the Mars Global Surveyor mission.
- The technique of aerobraking involves multiple passes through the upper atmosphere.
- Engineers calculated the optimal altitude for aerobraking maneuvers.
- Aerobraking reduces the need for heavy fuel loads on interplanetary missions.