Re:We Will Never, Ever, Mine the Asteroid Belt
by egberts1 on Friday December 24, 2021 @02:29PM
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Escape velocity is very very small so navigating between small asteroids entails a fixed non-solar fuel supply and a function of how quickly you want to jump between asteroids (speed-burn-up and speed-burn-down).
We would not be fighting the Sun’s gravitational pull as most asteroids are in the same orbital pathway.
Also once landed, releasable anchor bolts can then be fired.
We would not be fighting the Sun’s gravitational pull as most asteroids are in the same orbital pathway.
Also once landed, releasable anchor bolts can then be fired.