Timeline for How can you work out the most efficient path of a space shuttle going into space, taking into account gravity and atmosphere loss?
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| Feb 5, 2018 at 12:48 | comment | added | David Hammen | It's very explicit in the body of the question, Martin, which asks about a "spacecraft going into orbit". | |
| Feb 5, 2018 at 4:38 | comment | added | Martin Beckett | The poster didn't say orbit they asked about getting to "space" | |
| Feb 4, 2018 at 21:45 | comment | added | David Hammen | Straight up does not get the vehicle into orbit. Getting above the bulk of the atmosphere isn't nearly as difficult as getting up to orbital speed, which is horizontal rather than vertical. | |
| Feb 4, 2018 at 19:55 | history | answered | Martin Beckett | CC BY-SA 3.0 |