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		namirez 25 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Voyager 1 is about to reach one light-day from Ear... There isn’t much value in gravity assists from Uranus or Neptune since they move much more slowly than Jupiter and Saturn.

Sharlin 25 days ago [–]

Yes, but the trajectory change was also needed at Uranus. It’s not only about magnitude, it’s also about direction :)

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