3 ms·
The moon is beyond geostationary orbit, and I think we've been there ;-)
by cmcginty 10y ago
The moon is beyond geostationary orbit, and I think we've been there ;-)
- ptaipale 10y agoParticularly, if you don't want to land on the Moon, just go round it and return, then it's easier - you don't need that much propulsion to get back. But to get to geostationary orbit and stop there, you need rocket power. To get back, you would also need power.
- misnome 10y agoRight, OP wasn't saying that we had never been _beyond_ GEO, but never been to the orbit - going through is a lot easier than stopping off partway.
- walrus01 10y agoWe've been to the moon but humans have never put a manned craft in geostationary orbit, or returned from it - the delta-V requirements are different.