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European Space Agency prepares for back-to-back flybys of Venus – The Guardian

Missions with Nasa and Jaxa will use planet’s pull to lose energy, allowing spacecraft to fall closer to sun

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August 6, 2021

SpacewatchMissions with Nasa and Jaxa will use planets pull to lose energy, allowing spacecraft to fall closer to sun
The European Space Agency is preparing for back-to-back flybys of the same planet by two different spacecraft just one day apart.
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