Recorded1990-02-10datespace

Galileo takes a gravity assist at Venus

The first leg of a Venus–Earth–Earth assist chain that made a Jupiter orbiter possible on the launch energy available. Encounter class: gravity assist.

Historical — it happened, and the record is settled.

Subjects

Galileo · mission · not located
Venus · celestial body · not located

Evidence

Partly verified — Core facts are sourced; some optional detail is deliberately absent.

Galileo mission archive
Launch, Venus gravity assist, Jupiter orbit insertion and the 2003 atmospheric-entry end of mission.
NASA · Partly verified
NASA Galileo mission archive pages

Recorded on Galileo

1962-12-14Mariner 2 passes Venus — the first successful planetary flyby
1974-02-05Mariner 10 uses Venus to reach Mercury — the first gravity assist to another planet
1990-02-10Galileo takes a gravity assist at Venus
1995-12-07Galileo enters orbit around Jupiter — the first outer-planet orbiter
2003-09-21Galileo is flown into Jupiter to end its mission

Related because they share a subject in the Atlas — never because the text looks similar.

Galileo is flown into Jupiter to end its mission · 2003-09-21
Galileo enters orbit around Jupiter — the first outer-planet orbiter · 1995-12-07
Mariner 10 uses Venus to reach Mercury — the first gravity assist to another planet · 1974-02-05
Mariner 2 passes Venus — the first successful planetary flyby · 1962-12-14