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After a Boost from Earth and the Moon, Juice is On its Way to Venus and Beyond

The first spacecraft to use gravity assist was NASA’s Mariner 10 in 1974. It used a gravity assist from Venus to reach Mercury. Now, the gravity assist maneuver is a crucial part of modern space travel. The latest spacecraft to use gravity assist is the ESA’s JUICE spacecraft. The European Space Agency (ESA) launched its … Continue reading "After a Boost from Earth and the Moon, Juice is On its Way to Venus and Beyond"

Juice’s lunar-Earth flyby: all you need to know

ESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) will return to Earth on 19–20 August, with flight controllers guiding the spacecraft first past the Moon and then past Earth itself. This ‘braking’ manoeuvre will take Juice on a shortcut to Jupiter via Venus.

The BepiColombo Mission To Mercury is Losing Power

The ESA/JAXA BepiColombo mission to Mercury is experiencing some problems. It's lost some of its thrust but is still on schedule. For now.

The maths that made Voyager possible

Nasa's Voyager spacecraft have enthralled everyone with their exploits on the edge of the Solar System, but their launch in 1977 was only possible because of some clever maths and the persistence of a PhD student who worked out how to slingshot probes into deep space.

Gravity Assist: Venus Flyby Sends Parker Solar Probe Toward Record-Setting Flights Around the Sun

NASA's Parker Solar Probe used a Venus flyby to prepare for its upcoming record-setting orbits around the Sun, aiming to study the Sun's mysteries as part of the 'Living With a Star' program. NASA’s Parker Solar Probe zoomed past Venus on August 21, using the planet’s gravity to aim toward a reco

Lucy completes its first Earth gravity assist after a year in space - NASASpaceFlight.com

A year after its launch, NASA’s Jupiter Trojan asteroid explorer Lucy has completed its first…