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From: grazier@maxwell.physics.purdue.edu (Kevin R. Grazier)
Newsgroups: sci.space.shuttle
Subject: Galileo question
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Date: 16 Nov 89 22:04:10 GMT
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I've seen mention in this newsgroup and elsewhere about Galileo's
VEEGA trajectory.  What, exactly, does VEEGA mean?

The only thing I can come up with is Venus/Earth/Earth Gravity Assist.
Is that close?  Anybody know?



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