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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun An interplanetary mission in which a space vehicle uses planetary gravitation for changes in course.
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The sponsors want the Earth swing-by so the spectators can see the ships up close.
365 tomorrows » 2010 » February : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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The sponsors want the Earth swing-by so the spectators can see the ships up close.
365 tomorrows » Patricia Stewart : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day 2010
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It did not last long, for Tanya quickly ordered all those not on essential duty to get some rest -- if possible, some sleep -- in preparation for the Jupiter swing-by only nine hours ahead.
2010 Odyssey Two Clarke, Arthur C. 1982
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-- Let's hope that monkey doesn't "join a gang and do a swing-by."
TV Squad Joel Keller 2010
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Thanks to an Earth gravity assist swing-by in November, Rosetta is now on a course to meet its cometary target in mid-2014.
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Thanks to an Earth gravity assist swing-by in November, Rosetta is now on a course to meet its cometary target in mid-2014.
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Thanks to an Earth gravity assist swing-by in November, Rosetta is now on a course to meet its cometary target in mid-2014.
SpaceRef Top Stories 2010
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During its swing-by, the spacecraft's instruments were turned on and calibrated by scanning three sites on the lunar surface that offer a variety of terrain types, compositions and illumination conditions.
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The NASA satellite completed a lunar swing-by Tuesday and a calibration of its science instruments.
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Occasionally you'd shoot a cryptic email, “think of the magic of that foot,” but it would flop so you'd grant me a cubicle swing-by, breathe down my screen while you waited for my boss, coyly making excuses; a stray cat's illness, an inherent flakiness, et cetera, and I'd picture you in Brooklyn with friends and bike paths and smart weeklies, twirling pasta around tables with operatic waiters, and try to carve out a place in it all for me.
Spring 2010
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