• anteaters@feddit.de
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    1 year ago

    KSP taught me what orbits are and Star Trek taught me that they are just not that important

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      1 year ago

      In fairness if you have basically unlimited thrust, maintaining a forced orbital position would be pretty cheap, you could hover as close as you want.

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      1 year ago

      If KSP had an antimatter based engine, you’d get the same conclusion there too.