> From: thorsten.i.r...@jyu.fi > To provide the context: I wrote the above in response to pictures of Mars > (from Celestia) being posted and talk about Apollo missions, i.e. having > interplanetary missions in mind. (Jon actually knows that, because I > explained it later in the thread :-) ) - something which my wording > 'orbital flight' actually doesn't reflect.
Yes - I wanted it to be understood that *Earth* orbital flight is possible. :-) > I will be convinced that stability is not an issue here if someone > demonstrates to me that a 4 month fast-forward running the simulation > at a factor 1.000.000 time acceleration gets you a few 100.000.000 km later > precisely where you're supposed to be. Gravitational slingshots require > an incredible precision - you can't be 100 km off at target. > > Cheers, > > * Thorsten Yes. Jon ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Flightgear-devel mailing list Flightgear-devel@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/flightgear-devel
