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India reached Mars on its first try with a mission that cost less than a film
- JoeAltmaier 2mo agoI wonder if a microsat could do the elliptical orbit and small nudge technique to leave Earth and enter Mars orbit too? A microsat has very little reaction mass. But it has very little mass altogether - under 100 kilo by definition. It might be a way to deploy GPS satellites to Mars without a major mission effort?