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Neal Mueller

serial adventurer, instrument-rated pilot, Everest summiter unguided with Sherpa, 7 summits summiter, English Channel crossing swimmer, Pacific Ocean sailor from Honolulu to SF, Guinness World Record Holder in Arctic ocean rowing, technologist, and lately high-centered on space travel. This website is a collection of things I liked, at the moment.

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Video- The Nine Gravity Assists That Bring Our Satellite to Orbit Around Mercury

Posted byNeal July 23, 2019July 23, 2019

The BepiColombo mission launched in October 2018 will enter orbit around Mercury on December 5, 2025. Here’s an incredible animation of its 9 gravity assists past Earth (once), Venus (twice) and Mercury (six times).

Posted byNealJuly 23, 2019July 23, 2019Posted inGeneralTags: space

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