Nasa Asteroid Mission Uses Earth’s Gravity As A Slingshot

International Business Times, Raw Story: Science
Sat, 09/23/2017 - 6:40am

In its quest to find out how young Earth evolved and life on this planet began, NASA has used Earth’s gravity like a slingshot to propel a spacecraft into an orbit that will help it land on an asteroid and bring a sample back home. The maneuver, which is being referred to as a “gravity assist,”&#823...

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