Sean Solomon24 October 2006
MESSENGER completes its first Venus gravity assist, reducing orbital energy on the long route toward Mercury.
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MESSENGER completes its first Venus gravity assist, reducing orbital energy on the long route toward Mercury.
MESSENGER makes its second Venus flyby, using the encounter to reshape its orbit for later Mercury approaches.
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