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to enter low lunar orbit.; Low thrust insertionFor some arrival trajectories, low thrust propulsion is sufficient to achieve orbit insertion. The Hiten spacecraft used this approach first, in 1991.; Other techniquesAnother technique, used when the destination body has a tangible atmosphere, is called aerocapture, which can use the friction of the atmospheric drag to slow down a spacecraft enough to get into orbit. This

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