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swingby
alt. An interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course n. An interplanetary flight in which the gravitational attraction of a planet is used to provide acceleration and a change in course
Usage examples of "swingby".
By hooking the comet adroitly around Jupiter, in a reverse swingby, you loop it into an orbit opposite to the customary, docile way that worlds loop around the sun.
The surge of gravity was clearly felt in the hour or so leading up to the swingby and the darkness beyond seemed absolute as Cassi punched keys to align for Beta Kruger.
If gravity swingbys of the Sun or Jupiter can't take us to the stars fast enough, can anything else?