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minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up4·22 hours agoYou hit a bit of a nerve there: It is vastly easier to get launched into deep space than into the sun. Orbital mechanics is wierd.
minus-squareAxolotl_cpp@lemmy.blahaj.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·10 hours agoI guess that’s because you can use planets/stars gravity as sling?
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up1·8 hours agoCounter example: Jupiter was used as a slingshot for the ulysses probe exploring the sun.
minus-squaredustycups@aussie.zonelinkfedilinkarrow-up2·8 hours agoFair. He already has the rockets so fuckit, why not use them?
You hit a bit of a nerve there:
It is vastly easier to get launched into deep space than into the sun. Orbital mechanics is wierd.
I guess that’s because you can use planets/stars gravity as sling?
Counter example: Jupiter was used as a slingshot for the ulysses probe exploring the sun.
ease be damned
Fair.
He already has the rockets so fuckit, why not use them?