You know that "gravitational slingshot" thing they always use in scifi movies and TV shows?
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You know that "gravitational slingshot" thing they always use in scifi movies and TV shows?
Yeah, that's real*. Here's how it works.
Here’s How Interplanetary Missions Slingshot around the Solar System
Spacecraft can get a significant boost by stealing energy from planets
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
* though they usually get it wrong in movies and TV shows
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You know that "gravitational slingshot" thing they always use in scifi movies and TV shows?
Yeah, that's real*. Here's how it works.
Here’s How Interplanetary Missions Slingshot around the Solar System
Spacecraft can get a significant boost by stealing energy from planets
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
* though they usually get it wrong in movies and TV shows
@badastro and please explain it so that even the POTUS can understand it
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You know that "gravitational slingshot" thing they always use in scifi movies and TV shows?
Yeah, that's real*. Here's how it works.
Here’s How Interplanetary Missions Slingshot around the Solar System
Spacecraft can get a significant boost by stealing energy from planets
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
* though they usually get it wrong in movies and TV shows
@badastro Interesting… but the website sucks. I do not even get their pay- or cookie-wall. 🤨
And yes my browser is between two and three years old. So what?!
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You know that "gravitational slingshot" thing they always use in scifi movies and TV shows?
Yeah, that's real*. Here's how it works.
Here’s How Interplanetary Missions Slingshot around the Solar System
Spacecraft can get a significant boost by stealing energy from planets
Scientific American (www.scientificamerican.com)
* though they usually get it wrong in movies and TV shows
@badastro "If you approach the planet from behind..."
Ahhhh..... Like grabbing a car when you're on a bike or skateboard. That's awesome. I thought it was based on geometry somehow.
