Called aerobraking, the technique allows the highly classified craft to change orbit without using propellant—and some are ...

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Though officially full on Friday, November 15, at 4:29 p.m. EST, the moon will also look plenty full and bright all night ...

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The mission's orbit is highly elliptical, with an apogee of 60,500 km and a perigee of 600 km. This unique trajectory enables ...

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Aerobraking, on the other hand, uses the friction of Earth's atmosphere to help guide a spacecraft to a new orbit. "When we ...

uses the friction of Earth's atmosphere to help guide a spacecraft to a new orbit. "When we aerobrake, we utilize atmospheric drag to effectively step down our apogee one pass at a time until we ...