Post ATzRmlTX9SOYX3zH4S by 2ck@qoto.org
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(DIR) Post #ATzNvYWaGvVx9iLnGa by 2ck@qoto.org
2023-03-25T23:03:31Z
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I wonder how much of orbital mechanics is driven by trends among the people who design orbits for specific missions and how much is just plugging in parameters to standard equations and computing the optimal orbits.I was thinking about this because it seems like I've heard more about near-rectilinear halo orbits in the past few years than I ever had before
(DIR) Post #ATzNvZ4GFiS8qA6gl6 by izaya@social.shadowkat.net
2023-03-25T23:04:21.955731Z
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@2ck they're more practical to plan because the tools are better - you can compute a whole bunch of potential orbits very quickly
(DIR) Post #ATzRmlTX9SOYX3zH4S by 2ck@qoto.org
2023-03-25T23:36:57Z
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@izaya you mean the tools are better specifically for NRHOs?
(DIR) Post #ATzRmm4OwNsyNPEiXI by izaya@social.shadowkat.net
2023-03-25T23:38:58.424547Z
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@2ck the tools are better/more widely available for plotting complex orbits and optimising them, which makes it more practical for small teams to consider themplus they're primarily meant for lunar operation so the recent push to go back to the moon would be contributingplus it's spicy and a little but of a buzzword yeah
(DIR) Post #ATzT7Hu0OlPKqfiebw by 2ck@qoto.org
2023-03-26T00:14:54Z
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@izaya that makes some sense. do you actually work in the space industry? I seem to recall you were considering it some time ago, but didn't think you had sufficient background knowledge to be hireable (or something like that)
(DIR) Post #ATzT7IQcRVUmToyhRg by izaya@social.shadowkat.net
2023-03-26T00:17:10.492125Z
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@2ck I just read and watch a lot of related stuff when I get into KSP. Scott Manley has a good video on NRHOs.