[f00zz]

Anyone else was reminded of Rendezvous with Rama?

[adhesive_wombat]

It reminded me of 2010 (the sequel to 2001), though actually it turns out that was an aerocapture to slow down, not a slingshot or Oberth manoeuvre to speed up.

Funnily enough, there's a (very) detailed write up at the same site as this article [1].

https://www.centauri-dreams.org/2020/07/31/the-peoples-space...