Magellan. Aero braking at Venus

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Jan 1994

adsabs.harvard.edu/cgi-bin/nph-data_query?bibcode=1994aeam...32...32c&link_type=abstract

Aerospace America (ISSN 0740-722X), vol. 32, no. 1, p. 32-36

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Aerobraking, Interplanetary Flight, Interplanetary Spacecraft, Magellan Spacecraft (Nasa), Cost Reduction, Fuel Consumption, Spacecraft Design, Weight Reduction

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Magellan became the first planetary mission ever to apply aerobraking as a means of significantly altering both the orbit and mission objectives. Aerobraking uses the spacecraft's structure as a decelerator during its flight through an atmosphere. This successful maneuver paves the way for reducing launch weight, cutting propellant needs, and lowering costs on future missions.

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