A spacecraft launched last year will slingshot back around Earth and the Moon next month in a high-stakes, world-first manoeuvre as it pinballs its way through the Solar System to Jupiter.
Oh, I never noticed that, I thought they just did a transfer orbit, but yea, in all Jupiter orbiter missions so far they did all of these convoluted gravity assists. I see both Juno and Galileo did it (about 5y travel time).
Oh, I never noticed that, I thought they just did a transfer orbit, but yea, in all Jupiter orbiter missions so far they did all of these convoluted gravity assists. I see both Juno and Galileo did it (about 5y travel time).