China uses 'gravity slingshot' to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites
09-05-2025 00:00 via space.com

China uses 'gravity slingshot' to rescue pair of wayward moon satellites

After a pair of satellites failed to reach their desired orbit around the moon last year, China used a novel gravity "slingshot" tactic to get the satellites in the correct spot.
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