drogue

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At the end of the tube is a measurement device called a drogue that extends out as the reel unwinds and collects airspeed, pressure and temperature data from the air behind the jet.

From Seattle Times • Jul. 18, 2022

At that point, a small parachute called the drogue deployed, adding additional drag.

From New York Times • May 2, 2022

Once the rocket reaches an altitude of about 8.3 miles up, it deploys a drogue parachute to slow its fall, followed by a main parachute.

From The Verge • May 2, 2022

After emerging, Endeavour will fire off drogue parachutes to slow its momentum, then four larger parachutes to gently lower it into the Gulf of Mexico off Pensacola, Fla.

From Washington Post • Aug. 2, 2020

It was time for our two small drogue parachutes to open, to slow us down enough, and to hold us steady enough, to release our three main parachutes.

From "Flying to the Moon: An Astronaut's Story" by Michael Collins