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Not exactly, but you can do a crazy 'sun dive' maneuver: https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1119/10.0002178 https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1119/10.0
by lambdatronics 5y ago
Not exactly, but you can do a crazy 'sun dive' maneuver: https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1119/10.0002178 https://aapt.scitation.org/doi/full/10.1119/10.0002178
It takes advantage of two things:
1) The Oberth effect, where thrust is more effective the deeper you go into a gravity well
2) The thrust from a solar increases as you get closer to the Sun