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Space/Science » in reply to I suppose they could leave behind a small lunar satellite that could do useful science, or drop some pentrators.

re:No lunar orbit
Raoul — (archived)

The spacecraft won't slow down to lunar orbit as it tuns around the Moon to come back to Earth.
This is why the concept is seducing: just one engine ignition (from LEO) to accelerate to TLI and after that, Newton does the rest.

Raoul

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