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  "id": 15917268,
  "title": "How Inversion and NASA Plan to Unlock Interplanetary Aerocapture MB edits",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/21/how-inversion-and-nasa-plan-to-unlock-interplanetary-aerocapture-mb",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-21T16:12:33.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Universe Today",
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    "url": "https://www.universetoday.com/articles/how-inversion-and-nasa-plan-to-unlock-interplanetary-aerocapture-mb-edits"
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  "summary": "Using a planet’s atmosphere to secure a satellite’s place in orbit, a process known as “aerocapture”, has been the dream of flight engineers for decades. The only problem? It’s really hard to actually do. It requires control systems, thermal management, and orbital mechanics to all coordinate in a dance that allows a spacecraft to not just slow down while passing by another planet (or moon in…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}