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August 2005 Top Stories
»» Status Report: MESSENGER Lines Up for Earth Swingby
[Monday, August 1, 2005] "Carried out by two small thrusters that poke through MESSENGER's sunshade, the maneuver pinpointed the craft for a closest approach of 1,458 miles (2,347 kilometers) over central Asia at 3:13 p.m. EDT on Aug. 2."
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»» NASA MESSENGER Spacecraft Completes Successful Earth Swingby
[Wednesday, August 3, 2005] NASA's MESSENGER spacecraft, headed toward the first study of Mercury from orbit, swung by Earth today for a gravity assist that propelled it deeper into the inner solar system.
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