Gravity assist
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title:
Gravity assist
text:
A gravity assist, gravity assist maneuver, swing-by, or generally a gravitational slingshot in orbital mechanics, is a type of spaceflight flyby which makes use of the relative movement and gravity of a planet or other astronomical object to alter the path and speed of a spacecraft, typically to save propellant and reduce expense. Gravity assistance can be used to accelerate a spacecraft, that is, to increase or decrease its speed or redirect its path. The "assist" is provided by the motion of t
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Space navigation technique
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_assist
date created:
2002-12-08T14:33:22Z
date modified:
2024-09-02T20:54:31Z
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