2026-09-19 20:51 UTC
Isn’t it possible to use some swing-by maneuver around other planets to fly directly into the sun?
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gravity_assist
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@OddMinus1@sh.itjust.works 2026-09-20 05:40
No idea if this has any real world application, but Kerbal Space Program taught me that launching outwards to a huge planet (Jupiter), one can get a reverse gravity assist to get an extremely narrow ellptical orbit. Then you just need a light retrograde thrust at the apoapsis, and your orbit will intersect with the sun