NASA's Mars Odyssey spacecraft completes aerobraking phase
Flight controllers for NASA's 2001 Mars Odyssey spacecraft sent the final commands to raise the spacecraft up out of the Martian atmosphere and conclude the aerobraking phase of its mission Jan. 11. Aerobraking is a fuel- and time-saving technique in which a spacecraft dips repeatedly into the...
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