Raumfahrzeuge können im Weltraum mit Drag „Bremsen“ bremsen – Förderung von Handwerksbehörden, Weltraumsicherheit und planetarischen Missionen
https://theconversation.com/spacecraft-can-brake-in-space-using-drag-advancing-craft-agility-space-safety-and-planetary-missions-254038
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What a stupid goddamn title.
„In space“
… In the presence of an atmosphere…
I’m sorry, is this article just trying to define aerobraking as if its some new idea? At first I thought it was talking about adjusting orbits by modifying drag profiles using reaction wheels or something like that, but no, it seems to literally just be saying „Things slow down when they hit atmosphere!“ which… yeah… we know…
I learned what aerobraking was when I was 11 or 12 years old, playing Kerbal Space Program…. It’s a no-brainer that an ‚atmosphere‘ is still there to a certain extent, even if you’re considered to be in space. I’m 97.8% sure it is why the ISS has to boost its orbit every so often.