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A spacecraft is about to slingshot around Venus, putting it on course for Mercury – The Verge
A joint European and Japanese spacecraft called BepiColombo is about to slingshot around the planet Venus, a crucial maneuver needed to put the vehicle on cours…
BepiColombo is using Venus to put on the brakes
A joint European and Japanese spacecraft is about to slingshot around the planet Venus, performing a short gravitational dance that will change the vehicles course through space. This critical maneuver will take place just before midnight Eastern Time, and the spacecraft has to nail its routine in order to reach its ultimate destination Mercury within the next five years.
The spacecraft making this planetary swing is BepiColombo, which is really …
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