Posted on Aug 30, 2018

It’s Easier to Leave the Solar System Than to Reach the Sun

CPT Jack Durish

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An excellent, readily understandable explanation of gravity assists to both accelerate and decelerate space craft

It’s Easier to Leave the Solar System Than to Reach the Sun

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LTC Stephen C.

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The opposite of what I thought, CPT Jack Durish.

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CPT Jack Durish

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Me too

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MAJ Hugh Blanchard

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Yes, plus as you approach the sun, you will encounter extremely high temperatures....I believe the solar corona reaches close to one million degrees Fahrenheit, hotter than the surface of the sun itself. Be pretty hard to survive that.

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It’s Easier to Leave the Solar System Than to Reach the Sun

It’s Easier to Leave the Solar System Than to Reach the Sun

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