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Don't forget that the mission planners figured out the "Grand Tour", calculating orbits and trajectories to slingshot around the Solar System. All with 1960s te
by joezydeco 7mo ago
Don't forget that the mission planners figured out the "Grand Tour", calculating orbits and trajectories to slingshot around the Solar System. All with 1960s technology.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Tour_program https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Tour_program
- JKCalhoun 7mo agoAnd scrambled to get two machines ready for the small window we had to take advantage of it.
- hydrogen7800 7mo agoI have a ~20 in x 30 in poster of the Grand Tour from this collection[0]. I considered printing the whole series, but not enough wall space. [0] https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/visions-of-the-future/ https://www.jpl.nasa.gov/galleries/visions-of-the-future/
- joezydeco 7mo agoOkay those are pretty rad.