How planetary gravity assists speed up or slow down spacecraft

Gravity can speed spacecraft — or slow them

Spacecraft can use planetary gravity assists to change speed while saving fuel. The Voyager probes accelerated during outer-planet flybys, while the Parker Solar Probe decelerated after flying by Venus.

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