ESA’s Juice Gains Speed in Earth Flyby, Sharpening Jupiter Mission
The European Space Agency’s Jupiter Icy Moons Explorer, or Juice, has used Earth’s gravity to alter its trajectory by about 20 degrees and add roughly 3.5 km/s of speed, a precision maneuver that keeps the mission on course for Jupiter. The flyby underscores how deep-space exploration still depends on finely timed planetary assists, even as spacecraft become more autonomous and technologically advanced.
