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Slingshotting around the sun would make a spacecraft the fastest ever
In this orbital mechanics trick, a spacecraft uses the sun's gravity well to slingshot itself at high speeds in the direction it aims. It's similar to the sundiver technology discussed in other ...
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NASA’s Lucy spacecraft will slingshot around Earth
When that orbit ends, the space probe will need another Earth-assisted gravity maneuver. For the upcoming slingshot technique, Lucy will approach Earth from the direction of the Sun, as NASA has ...
As spacecraft zooms to Venus, it peers back at humble Earth and the moon
The Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) spacecraft, barreling through our solar system, recently used Earth's gravity to ...
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'Hera' mission to study NASA-deflected asteroid completes key maneuver
Hera's journey to asteroid Dimorphos. To get to asteroid Dimorphos, Hera performed its first maneuver with two bursts from ...