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TECHNOLOGY · SEPTEMBER 23, 2026 The Cheapest Fuel in the Solar System Is a Planet On September 28, the European Space Agency's JUICE spacecraft swings within 8,640 kilometres of Earth over the Indian Ocean, borrowing 3.5 kilometres a second of speed from our planet for free. It's the third of four such thefts on a roundabout route to Jupiter's icy moons that won't actually arrive until 2031 — because JUICE can't carry enough fuel to get there any faster.