Ball Aerospace To Develop Ballute Aerocapture Technology

WHAT A DRAG Advanced aerocapture technology could help NASA trim the fuel needed to get scientific probes into orbit around targets like Neptune and Titan that have atmospheres. To that end, the agency has picked Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp. to explore ballutes--a combination of balloon and...

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