space medium MCQ

Which mission performed the first gravity assist maneuver at another planet?

  1. Mariner 10
  2. Pioneer 10
  3. Voyager 1
  4. Galileo

Answer: Mariner 10

Mariner 10 used Venus gravity assist in Feb 1974 to reach Mercury, pioneering planetary flyby technique later exploited by Voyagers and others.

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