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ESA's Juice spacecraft uses Earth flyby to slingshot toward Jupiter
Original: ESA’s Juice just used Earth as a slingshot to Jupiter
The European Space Agency's Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer (Juice) has completed a gravity-assist flyby of Earth, using the planet's gravity as a slingshot to gain the speed needed for its long journey to Jupiter. The manoeuvre is a key milestone for the mission, which aims to study Jupiter's icy moons and their potential habitability.
Why now: A major space mission milestone that showcases interplanetary navigation and ESA's exploration ambitions.
Evidence
- ESA’s Juice just used Earth as a slingshot to Jupiter · ScienceDaily
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