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The mission profile was for a conjunction class with a long surface stay, pre-deployed cargo,aerocaptureand propulsive capture, and some in-situ resource production.
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Aerocapturerelates to a method of slowing down an object with the atmosphere, which could theoretically be an asteroid.
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Flight regimes for entry, descent, and landing systems includeaerocapture, hypersonic, supersonic, and subsonic.
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On these missions, since there was no attempt to raise the perigee after theaerocapture, the resulting orbit still intersected the atmosphere, and re-entry occurred at the next perigee.
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The related techniques ofaerocapture, aerobraking, and atmospheric entry also attempt to use the body's atmosphere to help reduce propulsion requirements.
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It has been proposed for use duringaerocaptureand aerobraking.
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