Dec 8 1990
From The Space Library
The Galileo spacecraft came to within 590 miles of Earth and received a push from Earth's gravity that increased its speed from 67,000 m.p.h. to 78,000 m.p.h. This was the first of two gravity assisted passes by Earth that were planned for the craft, enabling it to reach Jupiter in December 1995. It collected numerous data from Earth, as it would again on its second pass. (CSM, Dec 10/90; NY Times, Dec 9/90)
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