A Common Way a Robotic Spacecraft Can Be Accelerated and Have

question 54

Multiple Choice

A common way a robotic spacecraft can be accelerated and have its trajectory changed without the use of any fuel is via

• A) a gravitational slingshot from another spacecraft
• B) radiation pressure from the Sun
• C) the ejection of mass from the probe
• D) a gravitational slingshot from another planet

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