New challenge - save your ship and yourself after major accident

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Catalyst_Kh

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Altaïr said:
Next step, the bi-elliptic transfer:
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That was close, I have 1.2% fuel left!
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There is cheaper way - directly from moon to probe's orbit, without going far away. Then you will have more than 1.2% left. But that is what extra fuel is for - to cover up for some creativity and other ideas!

And Spock gif is super nice and very fitting! :)
 
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Catalyst_Kh said:
There is cheaper way - directly from moon to probe's orbit, without going far away.
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Yeah, I thought about that afterwards. My original reasoning was based on a bi-elliptic transfer: the higher you go, the cheaper it is. But rising my apogee with the gravity assist also raised my perigee, that's were I made a mistake, I could have saved a few percents here. A second gravity assist could have helped a little more otherwise. Well, that was a first try.

Catalyst_Kh said:
And Spock gif is super nice and very fitting! :)
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Haha, a good illustration for a great moment :p
 
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