Juno Spacecraft to Fly By Earth for Boost to Jupiter
- OurStudio
- Oct 9, 2013
- 1 min read
A NASA spacecraft bound for Jupiter will swing by Earth on Wednesday to get the boost it needs to arrive at the giant gas planet in 2016.
Using Earth as a gravitational slingshot is a common trick since there isn't a rocket that's powerful enough to catapult a spacecraft directly to the outer solar system.
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