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wouldn't that require a solution to the three body problem to make such precise gravity assists?
by smegger001 5y ago
wouldn't that require a solution to the three body problem to make such precise gravity assists?
- ericbarrett 5y agoOnly if the target was far and we did it in one shot. Otherwise you’d just measure the state of things and make corrections for your next maneuver, the way we do for trips outside Earth’s orbit today.
- kbelder 5y agoWhile we can't 'solve' the three body problem, we can make increasingly accurate estimations. Enough to usually get orbital mechanics right in the short-term. For a setting where we were getting it right until we got it wrong, see Niven's "A World out of Time".