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Re:Nasa to test ‘quiet’ supersonic flights over Texas by tormeh on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @03:21AM (#17455747)
Is there such a thing as astrodynamics? Since there's mostly vacuum in space, can't you have whatever shape you want?
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Re:Nasa to test ‘quiet’ supersonic flights over Texas by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @03:27AM (#17455765)
> Is there such a thing as astrodynamics?

Yes, it's a hodgepodge of ballistics, orbital and celestial mechanics, and other factors relating to spacecraft navigation.

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Re:Nasa to test ‘quiet’ supersonic flights over Texas by garmaine on Wednesday July 04, 2018 @03:53AM (#17455841)
Yes, I nearly majored in it. It's basically spacecraft engineering + orbital mechanics and celestial navigation.
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