How Do Spacecraft Slow Down? We Asked a NASA Technologist

11 months ago

How do spacecraft slow down? Rigid heat shields and retropropulsion have been the favorites of engineers for years. Now NASA is testing a new inflatable heat shield technology that could allow us to carry even larger payloads to worlds with atmospheres;

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