The X-37B Orbital Test Vehicle will begin executing a series of novel maneuvers, called aerobraking, to change its orbit around Earth and safely dispose of its service module components in accordance
  • @[email protected]English
    12•23 hours ago

    Aerobraking isn’t particularly novel, it’s just the first time the X-37 program is going to try it.

      • @[email protected]English
        5•22 hours ago

        Deorbit burn. It will still do that, it’s using aerobraking to lower its apogee; same thing Mars missions (such as MRO) have done.