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This is the Project Lyra [1], where a UK-registered not-for-profit company suggest sending a spacecraft to catch-up with ʻOumuamua object that pass thru solar s
by pndy 3y ago
This is the Project Lyra [1], where a UK-registered not-for-profit company suggest sending a spacecraft to catch-up with ʻOumuamua object that pass thru solar system in 2017, by using orbital mechanic. Spacecraft set off at right window would speed up using gravity assist maneuver [2] around objects in the solar system and save a lot of fuel to hopefully reach 'Oumuamua in 26 years
[1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Lyra https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Lyra
[2] - https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2023/12/11/99b60d87a3679fe0-vp9.mp4 https://vid.pr0gramm.com/2023/12/11/99b60d87a3679fe0-vp9.mp4
- mitsu_at 3y agorelated thread: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38598284 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=38598284