Monday, December 17, 2012

Chinese Moon Probe Flies By Asteroid Toutatis

With Weak Stability Boundary theory trajectories you can basically get from a lunar transfer orbit (or either ES or EM L1/2) to anywhere else around without spending any fuel, if you are willing to wait long enough. This pdf presentation [utexas.edu] should give you the idea.

Now, in practice you can't do it with no fuel, but if you are willing to be patient, you can do amazing things with a piddling expenditure of delta-V.

Source: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdotScience/~3/SJCjNpg7J_0/story01.htm

jonestown carlos zambrano john dillinger clemson pellet gun clay aiken zambrano

No comments:

Post a Comment

Note: Only a member of this blog may post a comment.