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aerobraking

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aer·o·brak·ing  (âr-brkng)
n.
The use of atmospheric drag rather than onboard thrusters to reduce the velocity of a satellite or spacecraft.
aerobraking [ˈɛərəʊˌbreɪkɪŋ]
n
(Astronautics) the use of aerodynamic braking in extremely low-density atmospheres in space at hypersonic Mach numbers
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Mars Odyssey underwent aerobraking to reduce its orbital height, 2001 Oct-2002 Jan.
The opposition of Mars, 2001: Part I by McKim, Richard / Journal of the British Astronomical Association
The principle of aerobraking is to increase the surface over mass ratio of an orbital object, to accelerate the fall-out by increasing the drag on the system," Santerre said.
"Sails" to guide satellites and used rockets back to Earth by Asian News International
Surveyor pioneered the routine use of aerobraking, a practice that entails repeatedly dipping into the Martian atmosphere to reshape its orbit from a highly elliptical path into a nearly circular one.
So long, Surveyor by Science News
 
 
 
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