‘Fly-bys’, or ‘gravity assist’ manoeuvres, are now a standard part of spaceflight and are used by almost all ESA interplanetary missions.
Read article and see the animation:
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMXLE0P4HD_index_0.html
‘Fly-bys’, or ‘gravity assist’ manoeuvres, are now a standard part of spaceflight and are used by almost all ESA interplanetary missions.
Read article and see the animation:
http://www.esa.int/esaSC/SEMXLE0P4HD_index_0.html