Post B57ziipf8VUkVB2hns by torg@mstdn.games
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 (DIR) Post #B57zifqGFpBvEAIdou by atoponce@fosstodon.org
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       When the astronauts on the Orion did their lunar fly-by, Earth's gravity slowed them to ~900 mi/h (~0.4 km/s).Currently they're on the "Return Coast" trajectory where Earth's gravity pulls them back home. Current velocity is ~1400 mi/h (0.63 km/s).When they reach Earth's atmosphere, they'll be in excess of 25,000 mi/h (11.18 km/s). Mach 32.We've got the math precise enough to know when they're off course 230,000 miles away and can make the correction to thread the eye of a needle.
       
 (DIR) Post #B57zigMsIZHMrJYgee by baltakatei@twit.social
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       @atoponce Thanks for the km/s. As an #eveonline player familiar with m/s, it helps me visualize how fast things are going.
       
 (DIR) Post #B57ziipf8VUkVB2hns by torg@mstdn.games
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       @baltakatei @atoponce “Do not warp to Gneiss rock at 0”
       
 (DIR) Post #B57ziizEYv9QyrWLiq by atoponce@fosstodon.org
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       @torg @baltakatei Is that a quote from a movie or television show?
       
 (DIR) Post #B57zijDlgsmFhwJxNQ by baltakatei@twit.social
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       @atoponce @torg  Not that I'm aware of. In Eve, it's generally a bad idea to warp in at 0 km. Better to warp in at +10 km from a random direction so you don't get immediately immobilized by a cloaked warp scrambler and ambushed. Gneiss is a source of valuable ore, so it can serve as bait for trapping miners.