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> enough delta-V to manage a rendezvous with it It is currently moving at 44 km/s (relative to sun) in a direction that is almost perpendicular to the ecliptic
by wcoenen 9y ago
> enough delta-V to manage a rendezvous with it
It is currently moving at 44 km/s (relative to sun) in a direction that is almost perpendicular to the ecliptic.
For comparison: New Horizons was accelerated to an amazing 16 km/s (relative to Earth). Assume orbital refueling gets you another 10 km/s (because that is roughly the delta-v needed to get to orbit). Still not enough by a long shot.