5 ms·Can't you use some kind of gravity assist to do the slowdown or adjust the trajectory into the sun?by labawi 7y agoCan't you use some kind of gravity assist to do the slowdown or adjust the trajectory into the sun?knzhou 7y agoYou could, but you could more easily use one to escape the solar system entirely.Agathos 7y agoThe Parker Solar Probe is using seven Venus flybys to fly pretty close to the Sun (but not into it).