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Re: Mars mission-a grave problem

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Tom Roberts wrote:

> In the book/movie "The Martian", the planned duration of humans on Mars
> was just 32 days, centered around closest approach. When Mark Watney got
> accidentally left behind, the limitations of orbital mechanics play a
> major role in complicating the rescue effort. (Of course this is
> Hollywood, and the rescue succeeds, just barely; the movie is in the
> trials and tribulations, which are epic.)
> Just because YOU "don't see" something does NOT mean that nobody else
> has seen it. NASA mission planners will be far more aware of such things
> than a non-expert novelist....

Does not really matter those orbits and distances. Constant speed burns no 
fuel. This is how they got it to the Moon, allegedly of course. In any 
case, I must insist, constant speed in vacuum burns no fuel. hence those 
distances are totally irrelevant.

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Mars mission-a grave problem Jackpol11@hotmail.com - 2016-03-02 11:40 -0500
  Re: Mars mission-a grave problem paparios <paparios@gmail.com> - 2016-03-02 09:52 -0800
  Re: Mars mission-a grave problem Tom Roberts <tjroberts137@sbcglobal.net> - 2016-03-02 12:10 -0600
    Re: Mars mission-a grave problem Emigdio Sophronius <emigg@augustvisitors.org> - 2016-03-02 20:41 +0000
      Re: Mars mission-a grave problem Jackpol11@hotmail.com - 2016-03-02 23:03 -0500
        Re: Mars mission-a grave problem Helénē Swanhild <helenes@gardenclosure.org> - 2016-03-03 20:39 +0000
  Re: Mars mission-a grave problem Thomas 'PointedEars' Lahn <PointedEars@web.de> - 2016-03-03 22:57 +0100

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