Juice spacecraft to make history with Earth-Moon flyby before Jupiter expedition

The European Space Agency's (ESA) Juice probe, launched in April 2023, will perform a historic double gravity assist flyby of the Moon and Earth next month to save fuel on its journey to Jupiter. The mission aims to explore Jupiter's icy moons: Ganymede, Callisto, and Europa. This manoeuvre, meticulously planned at ESA's operations centre, is critical for the spacecraft's trajectory. The successful execution will mark a significant milestone in space exploration, setting the stage for future missions.