Why does it take so long to get to Mercury?

Re:Why does it take so long to get to Mercury? by 7kay on Monday August 09, 2021 @04:30PM (#28121982)

They use GMAT, the General Mission Analysis Tool https://opensource.gsfc.nasa.gov/projects/GMAT/index.php

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Re:Why does it take so long to get to Mercury? by mishafb on Monday August 09, 2021 @05:35PM (#28122592)

I should have expected it to be matlab...

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Re:Why does it take so long to get to Mercury? by darkwater on Monday August 09, 2021 @06:08PM (#28122932)

Where do you see it being MATLAB? It just says that has a MATLAB compatible syntax. This is the SF page, with some screenshot: https://sourceforge.net/projects/gmat/

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Re:Why does it take so long to get to Mercury? by amelius on Monday August 09, 2021 @05:24PM (#28122484)

Do Russians and the Chinese use a similar tool?

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Re:Why does it take so long to get to Mercury? by DataGata on Tuesday August 10, 2021 @01:13PM (#28131467)

I would be willing to bet money they use the same tool.

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