The European Space Agency is calling the risky 'braking' maneuver a 'double world first.'
it is closely watching and adjusting the Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer as it attempts to whip the spacecraft around the moon and the Earth as part of a multipart journey towards the largest planet in our solar system.
, the craft will harness the planet’s gravity to slow down and “bend” towards Venus, looping around the planet in August 2025 before heading back towards Earth. .
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