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minus-squarepiccolo@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up32·edit-21 day agoEarth is traveling 29.8km/s around the sun. In order to go to the sun, you have to slow down. But to escape the sun from earth, you need to accelerate to 42km/s or just 12km/s relative.
minus-squarebufalo1973@piefed.sociallinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·edit-23 hours agoAnd if the launch is towards the “back” of Earth’s orbit? 29.8 km/s - escape velocity…
Earth is traveling 29.8km/s around the sun. In order to go to the sun, you have to slow down. But to escape the sun from earth, you need to accelerate to 42km/s or just 12km/s relative.
And if the launch is towards the “back” of Earth’s orbit? 29.8 km/s - escape velocity…