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launch him anyway (mander.xyz)

submitted 8 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 8 months ago (1 children)

Still this approach seems wasteful. Just making it sufficiently far from the surface travelling in the right direction should be enough... As long as you aren't in a rush.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 8 months ago

Yeah it just depends on whether the goal is to launch the child into the sun or just in an orbit with a low periapsis