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I just put in a first attempt at the explanation. Could do with links to pages regarding KSP, etc, etc. (Or rewrite entirely how it ought to be done, of course.) Also, if anyone knows ''for sure'' that "aim nose at destination, fire retros", as seen in the film Gravity, would or would not give the desired effect, that'd be useful to clarify or dismiss. From my own experience with the Kerbals, it wouldn't (never mind all the other broad assumptions made in that otherwise spectacular film <!-- and I think she didn't survive the initial events of the film, but that's an irrelevent point --> ), but KSP ''also'' rather fudges away the N-body problem, artificially. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.88.209|141.101.88.209]] 05:38, 16 April 2014 (UTC) | I just put in a first attempt at the explanation. Could do with links to pages regarding KSP, etc, etc. (Or rewrite entirely how it ought to be done, of course.) Also, if anyone knows ''for sure'' that "aim nose at destination, fire retros", as seen in the film Gravity, would or would not give the desired effect, that'd be useful to clarify or dismiss. From my own experience with the Kerbals, it wouldn't (never mind all the other broad assumptions made in that otherwise spectacular film <!-- and I think she didn't survive the initial events of the film, but that's an irrelevent point --> ), but KSP ''also'' rather fudges away the N-body problem, artificially. [[Special:Contributions/141.101.88.209|141.101.88.209]] 05:38, 16 April 2014 (UTC) | ||
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:There will be a huge upwards curve on "how much I think i know about orbital mechanics" - See {{w|Dunning-Krueger effect}} for more info. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.77|108.162.229.77]] 14:40, 16 April 2014 (UTC) | :There will be a huge upwards curve on "how much I think i know about orbital mechanics" - See {{w|Dunning-Krueger effect}} for more info. --[[Special:Contributions/108.162.229.77|108.162.229.77]] 14:40, 16 April 2014 (UTC) | ||
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: Maybe Randall should add a horizontal line well over the curve, labelled: ''Level of knowledge required for a successful mission in real life'' - [[Special:Contributions/108.162.254.185|108.162.254.185]] 10:32, 25 April 2014 (UTC) | : Maybe Randall should add a horizontal line well over the curve, labelled: ''Level of knowledge required for a successful mission in real life'' - [[Special:Contributions/108.162.254.185|108.162.254.185]] 10:32, 25 April 2014 (UTC) | ||
− | : Do you really think that a trained, qualified person at NASA, who | + | : Do you really think that a trained, qualified person at NASA, who /had to go to school and study physics/ to plan missions, will be stupid enough to revert from his physics degree to Kerbal Space Program, thus reenacting [[1356:_Orbital_Mechanics]]? I think that unlikely. [[User:Jetman123|Jetman123]] ([[User talk:Jetman123|talk]]) 07:53, 26 April 2014 (UTC) |
''Once at that lower orbit, your velocity is faster'' ... really? I though that on lower orbit, your velocity is slower BUT your {{w|Angular_velocity|ANGULAR velocity}} is faster, which is the reason you start to overtake your target ... but I never played Kerbal, so I may be wrong. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 23:37, 24 April 2014 (UTC) | ''Once at that lower orbit, your velocity is faster'' ... really? I though that on lower orbit, your velocity is slower BUT your {{w|Angular_velocity|ANGULAR velocity}} is faster, which is the reason you start to overtake your target ... but I never played Kerbal, so I may be wrong. -- [[User:Hkmaly|Hkmaly]] ([[User talk:Hkmaly|talk]]) 23:37, 24 April 2014 (UTC) | ||
:According to the {{w|Kepler's equation|Kepler's Equation}} a lower orbit means faster speeds. The Kerbal program is much more sophisticated and I even still did not figure out how to use my German keyboard on that Demo. Nevertheless, orbital mechanics are simple in general and then look at {{w|Neil Armstrong}} at {{w|Gemini 8}} — moving around in weightlessness is not easy. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:09, 25 April 2014 (UTC) | :According to the {{w|Kepler's equation|Kepler's Equation}} a lower orbit means faster speeds. The Kerbal program is much more sophisticated and I even still did not figure out how to use my German keyboard on that Demo. Nevertheless, orbital mechanics are simple in general and then look at {{w|Neil Armstrong}} at {{w|Gemini 8}} — moving around in weightlessness is not easy. --[[User:Dgbrt|Dgbrt]] ([[User talk:Dgbrt|talk]]) 21:09, 25 April 2014 (UTC) | ||
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