Re:Nuclear should be considered part of clean energy standar...
by pdonis on Friday April 02, 2021 @04:16PM
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> You'd need to fire the rocket to slow down sufficiently to fall into the sun right?
Yes, which is around 30 km/s of delta-v, as compared with only 12 km/s delta-v to boost an object from Earth's orbit (assuming you launch it in the same direction that Earth is traveling) to escape velocity from the solar system.
Yes, which is around 30 km/s of delta-v, as compared with only 12 km/s delta-v to boost an object from Earth's orbit (assuming you launch it in the same direction that Earth is traveling) to escape velocity from the solar system.