Orbital Mechanics 1.01

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Robt Clements — 1/8/2002 5:25:01 PM (archived)

Easy - the same way you decellerate using a physical sail: orientate the plane of your virtual sail so that the thrust from the solar wind acts against your orbital trajectory; which reduces your orbital momentum. It many ways, it's the same as tacking with a sail craft on the water.

Robert

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Whatever happened to M2P2? - Stars In My Eyes - 1/7/2002 7:13:53 PM
- Should be considered for a New Millennium mission - Lee - 1/8/2002 2:08:59 PM
  - Re: Should be considered for a New Millennium mission - Robt Clements - 1/8/2002 5:29:52 PM
    - The Planetary Society should still look into it. - Lee - 1/9/2002 8:35:50 PM
      - Re: The Planetary Society should still look into it. - Robt Clements - 1/9/2002 10:09:52 AM
- Re: Whatever happened to M2P2? - Robt Clements - 1/7/2002 2:46:47 PM
  - Surely NASA doesn't hype anything :-) - SIME - 1/8/2002 8:15:49 PM
    - More uncertainty - Robt Clements - 1/8/2002 9:54:11 AM
      - Re: Thats a good idea - Success_Machine - 1/8/2002 4:33:36 PM
        
        Orbital Mechanics 1.01 - Robt Clements - 1/8/2002 5:25:01 PM
        
        SM, I was thinking the same thing - SIME - 1/8/2002 5:56:47 PM
        
        With NASA behind it, it's already doomed. :-( - Robt Clements - 1/8/2002 6:08:57 PM
        
        Re: It is not like a sailboat - Success_Machine - 1/9/2002 8:21:22 PM
        
        New York Times is alive and well.. - Nick Hoffman - 1/9/2002 4:04:55 PM
        
        Orbital Mechanics 1.02 - Robt Clements - 1/9/2002 10:24:42 AM
        
        Re: Orbital Mechanics 1.02a - Robt Clements - 1/9/2002 2:23:08 PM
        
        Not entirely nonsense - SIME - 1/9/2002 10:19:58 AM
        
        Close Enough - Robt Clements - 1/9/2002 10:17:29 AM
        
        Thanks for the clarification nt (n/t) - SIME - 1/9/2002 5:04:01 PM

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