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"Then NASA’s plan dictates that you take manual control and fly back to safety." I believe that visually flying back would be extremely difficult unless you're
by rlpb 5y ago
"Then NASA’s plan dictates that you take manual control and fly back to safety."
I believe that visually flying back would be extremely difficult unless you're already quite close. The further you are away, the more you'll be thwarted in your efforts by orbital mechanics acting in counter-intuitive way. Unless you have a good understanding of orbital mechanics and can apply it to your advantage by using just your eyes.
I wonder if NASA has any plans or provides any training around this.
- jakemoshenko 5y agoI imagine that NASA trains its astronauts in orbital mechanics.
- sxp 5y agoThey did after the first attempt to dock by just winging it failed: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_rendezvous#First_attempt_failed https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Space_rendezvous#First_attempt...