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1. Galileo Space Probe

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   The Galileo mission utilized an interplanetary trajectory that involved several gravity assists to gain the necessary velocity to reach the outer Solar System. After launching atop the Space Shuttle Atlantis (STS-34) on October 18, 1989, the spacecraft initially orbited the Sun for approximately six years. This trajectory, known as the Venus-Earth-Earth Gravity Assist (VEEGA), allowed the spacecraft to gradually accelerate toward Jupiter [2].
   The primary obstacle during the cruise phase was the deployment of the Galileo Atmospheric Probe, which was eje…