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Slingshots have never been used for Earth-Mars launches where Mars is the final destination. I am having trouble finding a reference as to whether a Venus flyb
by dzdt 11y ago
Slingshots have never been used for Earth-Mars launches where Mars is the final destination. I am having trouble finding a reference as to whether a Venus flyby could even reduce the energy budget for a Mars mission, but in practice no one has ever decided to do that.
- JoeAltmaier 11y agoEarth-Venus-Jupiter has been proposed; I assumed that Earth-Venus-Mars would have some benefit. I stand corrected.
- snowwrestler 11y agoI think some Mars missions have used a Moon slingshot to Mars, but I've never heard of Venus.