Whereas “aero” typically means related to air, in this case I believe they are using the second definition which is relating to aircraft (they do call it a space plane). I have no idea what aerobraking is or how it works, but obviously it does NOT depend on the flow of air over a wing. Most likely it is a new type of highly efficient thruster.
Perhaps they should have called it Space Jamming (/sarc)
I don’t know... The other half of that statement is “to save fuel”. So I’m under the impression they are doing some sort of “air braking” maneuver to save fuel?
I call it space fartin’.
if I’m not mistaken, They’re hitting Atmo at the low point of the orbit, using friction to reduce, or brake, the far point of its orbit, but they’re not in atmo enough to de orbit it.
and they probably used a tad bit of fuel at the apoapsis to burn off some speed so they could get back into Atmo at the periapsis.