Am 26.07.2016 um 12:49 schrieb Stephen:
> On 7/25/2016 6:45 PM, Jim Henderson wrote:
>> On Sun, 24 Jul 2016 07:49:25 +0100, Stephen wrote:
>>
>>> I have seen Star Wars. It is one of the films that drive me non linear
>>> with their orbital mechanics.
>>
>> Interestingly, we just watched TFA again last night, and my wife and I
>> were remarking on the physics of flight they used with the ships.
>> Conservation of momentum seemed to be applied in a lot of cases, which
>> was interesting to see.
> 
> But did they use orbital mechanics where thrusting forward goes outwards?

Actually, it's a /lot/ more complicated than that.
In this context, I highly recommend Kerbal Space Program ;)

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