A triangular device on a spacecraft or rocket that consists of two flexible sections, that resembles a kite, and that is deployed when needed for guiding and landing a spacecraft after reentry or for recovering a launching rocket.

滑翔降落伞；滑翔伞(太空船或火箭上的三角形装置，包括有两个活动部分，形状似风筝，在太空船重返大气层过程中，必要时可展开引导飞船降落或助收回发射中的火箭)。