The delicate art of aerobraking: The key to exploring Venus

Slowing a spacecraft down takes tons of fuel, so scientists are eager to try something different on Venus: slowing down with the help of the planet's atmosphere

Related Keywords

Spain , Adrian Tighe , Thomas Voirin , European Space Agency , Venus Express , Gabriella Gilli , Instituto De Astrofi , Envision Study , Space , Esa , Nasa , Science , Venus , Aerobraking , Astronomy , Atmosphere Of Earth , Atom , Chemical Reaction , Kapton , Nature , Outer Space , Oxygen , Physical Sciences , Planetary Science , Planets , Redox , Space Science , Spaceflight ,