Two Spacecraft Head Toward Mars
Earth flybys helped change their route.
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In this lesson: Identify the completed flybys and future destination.
Grammar in this story: Expectation
are expected to reach
Are expected to describes a forecast for arrival, not a completed arrival.
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Describe what is complete and what is still expected.
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Both spacecraft completed powered Earth flybys. They are expected to reach Mars in September 2027 and have not arrived yet.
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