On Tue, 26 Jul 2016 20:21:39 +0200, clipka wrote:

> 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 ;)

+100K ;)

Jim



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