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> Do you have any idea how much closer the ISS is than the moon?? Distance isn't the factor. Useful payload to destination and required Delta V are. Leaving
by themafia 7mo ago
> Do you have any idea how much closer the ISS is than the moon??
Distance isn't the factor. Useful payload to destination and required Delta V are. Leaving earth is 10 km/s. TLI is 4 km/s.
- gus_massa 7mo agoObligatory link to old reddit graphic https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/ekgm2g/i_made_a_deltav_subway_postermap_of_the_solar/ https://www.reddit.com/r/space/comments/ekgm2g/i_made_a_delt... It does not have the ISS, but IIUC it's slightly over "Low Earth Orbit". (I'd love to see one where the distances are draw proportional to Delta V.)