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gravity-assist

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gravity-assist - (spaceflight) a trajectory that passes close to a planetary body in order to gain energy from its gravitational field

space travel, spacefaring, spaceflight - a voyage outside the Earth's atmosphere

trajectory, flight - the path followed by an object moving through space

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