Keywords: Space probe trajectory example.png en Schematic example for trajectories of a space probe from Earth to Saturn <br> Red line the shortest purely theoretic way This would require a continuous burning and an unbelievable amount of fuel <br> Blue line a nearly elliptic inertial trajectory targeted to meet at the aphelic section Needs a high energy acceleration at the beginning requires very much fuel <br> Green line a fuel saving trajectory Contains two programmed slingshot maneuvres by the Venus and Jupiter gaining speed from their motion This method works well already used in several missions own Orion 8 2011-04-11 Cc-zero Gravitational slingshots Space probes |