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gravity assist

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gravity assist
n.
The use of the energy obtained from a gravitational field to change the speed or shape of a spacecraft's orbit.


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Swinging past Mars for a gravity assist in April 2000, Deep Space 1 will study the composition of the Red Planet's surface and atmosphere.
Space 1998: from the moon to Mars and beyond by Cowen, Ron / Science News
NASA engineers liken gravity assist to a person running next to a merry-go-round.
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The Ulysses mission, scheduled for 1990, was to encounter jupiter "for a gravity assist on its way to the Sun".
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