Right! The energy spent escaping Earth’s orbit does relatively little to affect the spacecraft’s orbit around the sun.
If you’re interested in getting an intuitive feel for this stuff, definitely pick up the game Kerbal Space Program (the original, not 2). There’s no better way to understand basic orbital mechanics.
Right! The energy spent escaping Earth’s orbit does relatively little to affect the spacecraft’s orbit around the sun.
If you’re interested in getting an intuitive feel for this stuff, definitely pick up the game Kerbal Space Program (the original, not 2). There’s no better way to understand basic orbital mechanics.