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aerobrake

verb
aero·​brake | \ ˈer-ō-ˌbrāk How to pronounce aerobrake (audio) \
aerobraked; aerobraking; aerobrakes

Definition of aerobrake

transitive verb

: to decelerate (a spacecraft) by passage through a planetary atmosphere
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aerobraking \ ˈer-​ō-​ˌbrā-​kiŋ How to pronounce aerobraking (audio) \ noun
Starting in a week, the spacecraft will use the upper fringes of the Martian atmosphere to lower and circularize its orbit through a technique called aerobraking. — John Noble Wilford

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 In practice, aerobraking at Mars was made problematic by the need to aerobrake the liquid hydrogen propellant required for the flight from Mars back to Earth. — David S. F. Portree, WIRED, "NASA’s First Nuclear-Thermal Mars Expedition Study (1960)," 24 July 2013

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First Known Use of aerobrake

1965, in the meaning defined above

History and Etymology for aerobrake

aero- + brake entry 2

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