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You can only slingshot in a direction another body is orbiting (to gain velocity). You're harvesting it's momentum, basically!
by lxmorj 6y ago
You can only slingshot in a direction another body is orbiting (to gain velocity). You're harvesting it's momentum, basically!
- lxmorj 6y agoThe more I try to read about this the more unsure I am I truly understand it, so perhaps not...
- anotheryou 6y agoNot sure if the term itself restricts it to an accelerating maneuver, but of course you can do the reverse and slow down.