if we were to planet hop to a place like europa how would we get there

Question: if we were to planet hop to a place like europa how would we get there
- Keywords:
  europa,
  planet,
  space
Asked by SWAGYLlama123 to Hephzi, Imogen, Jen, Jennifer, Tom on 9 Mar 2015.
- Thomas Barrett answered on 9 Mar 2015:
  
  First you’d need a BIIIG rocket to give us enough push to get out of Earth’s gravity and on track to the outer solar system. We can do these things called ‘gravity assists’ where you slingshot around another planet or earth to either slow down or speed up. I know getting to Saturn has about 4-5 of these gravity assists around the Earth and Mars, each time getting faster to we can then shoot out there.

Question: if we were to planet hop to a place like europa how would we get there