TechEdSat Exo-Brake (IMAGE)

NASA/Johnson Space Center

TechEdSat Exo-Brake

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This is a graphic rendering of TechEdSat-4 with exo-brake deployed. Exo-brake is an aerodynamic specially-designed parachute-like device, that causes the satellite to de-orbit and re-enter Earth's atmosphere.

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NASA Ames

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