Alberto Monteiro wrote:
> I am lazy and I have a computer, so I get this
> minimum Delta-V using brute force and ignorance,
> in a loop where I input the semi-major axis _a_
> [starting with r(earth) / 2] and increment it until
> the equation of the ellipse [now in the form
> a ecc^2 + r(earth) cos(135 deg) ecc + r(earth) - a = 0
> ] has real roots for ecc, and one of them is in the
> 0 - 1 range.
Which leads me to cross threads and ask a question that has already been asked:
What do you do for a living?
I imagined targets to be Dilbert style achievement targets set by management,
but now I'm envisioning you working out the required trajectories for attack on
specific Earth targets on behalf of the inbound Theannin fleet.
Russell C.
