NASA's Jupiter-bound spacecraft changed direction by 20 degrees and gained 3.5 km/s in speed using Earth’s gravity; ESA’s Juice spacecraft needed no major engine burn for the boost
- JUICE captures images of Earth during its flybyPhoto: ESA.intESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, known as Juice, used Earth’s gravity as a cosmic slingshot on September 28, 2026, reshaping its route to Jupiter while conserving precious fuel.
- Flying just 8,640 km above the Indian Ocean, the spacecraft had its trajectory deflected by 20 degrees and its speed increased by 3.5 km/s, all without a major engine burn.
- According to ESA and ScienceDaily, mission controllers needed only one small course correction in the four weeks before the encounter to keep Juice on the precise path needed for the grav
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- JUICE captures images of Earth during its flybyPhoto: ESA.intESA’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, known as Juice, used Earth’s gravity as a cosmic slingshot on September 28, 2026, reshaping its route to Jupiter while conserving precious fuel.
- Flying just 8,640 km above the Indian Ocean, the spacecraft had its trajectory deflected by 20 degrees and its speed increased by 3.5 km/s, all without a major engine burn.
- According to ESA and ScienceDaily, mission controllers needed only one small course correction in the four weeks before the encounter to keep Juice on the precise path needed for the grav
Sources: Times of India